obtruncation

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noun

The act of lopping or cutting off.

OriginLatin obtruncatio →
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Meanings

nounobtruncation (uncountable)
  1. formaluncountableThe act of lopping or cutting off.

    obtruncation of any member

    1644, Edw[ard] Coke, The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for W[illiam] Lee, and D[aniel] Pakeman, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinobtruncatio
  2. Englishobtruncation

From Latin obtruncatio.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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