truncated

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/tɹʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/

adjective

Deprived of one of its parts or of its end (e.g., a line of poetry with one syllable fewer in one of its feet).

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abbreviatedshortenedshorttruncate
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Meanings

adjectivetruncated (comparative more truncated, superlative most truncated)

comparative more truncated · superlative most truncated

  1. Deprived of one of its parts or of its end (e.g., a line of poetry with one syllable fewer in one of its feet).
  2. Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.
  3. human sciencesshortened either by means of clipping or blending.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of truncate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecut short in duration

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abbreviatedshortenedshort

adjectiveterminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

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truncateshort
Also see
abbreviatedcurtateshorttabulatedtruncate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek κολοβός
  • κολοβός (kolobós)Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
French tronqué
  • tronquéDeprived of one of its parts or of its end
Irish barrscoite
  • barrscoiteDeprived of one of its parts or of its end
Italian troncato
  • troncatoDeprived of one of its parts or of its end
Latin truncātus
  • truncātusDeprived of one of its parts or of its end
Māori mutu, koimutu
  • mutuending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • koimutuending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • poreending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • kōporoending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
  • taparereending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip
Portuguese truncado
  • truncadoDeprived of one of its parts or of its end
Russian усечённый
  • усечённый (usečónnyj)Deprived of one of its parts or of its end
Spanish truncado
  • truncadoDeprived of one of its parts or of its end
Tagalog tinapyas
  • tinapyasending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with truncated

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Anagrams

reductanttraducent
Cite this entry
APA

truncated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truncated

MLA

“truncated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truncated. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “truncated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truncated.

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