detruncation

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noun

truncation (the act of lopping off, or shortening

“dentrucation of the head from the body”

OriginLatin detruncatio →
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Meanings

noundetruncation (countable and uncountable, plural detruncations)

plural detruncations

  1. archaiccountableuncountabletruncation (the act of lopping off, or shortening

    dentrucation of the head from the body

Origin

  1. Latindetruncatio
  2. Englishdetruncation

From Latin detruncatio; compare French détroncation.

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APA

detruncation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detruncation

MLA

“detruncation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detruncation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detruncation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detruncation.

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