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truncated
adjective
Definition of TRUNCATED
1
: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base <a truncated cone>
2
a : cut short : curtailed <a truncated schedule> b : lacking an expected or normal element (as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic
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First Known Use of TRUNCATED
circa 1704
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