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truncation
noun
The property of being truncated or short
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noun
The property of being truncated or short
noun
The replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
noun
The act of cutting short
“It is an obvious truncation of the verse”
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It is an obvious truncation of the verse
They were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs
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