Etymology

truncate

trun·cate
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Today it means: To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off. Full definition →

Latin truncātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtruncātus
  2. English todaytruncate

From Latin truncātus, perfect passive participle of truncō (“maim, reduce to a trunk”); see trunk as a verb.

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