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English noun: truncation | |||
| 1. | truncation (attribute) the property of being truncated or short | ||
| Synonyms | shortness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lowness | ||
| 2. | truncation (act) 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) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carving, cutting | ||
| 3. | truncation (act) the act of cutting short | ||
| Samples | It is an obvious truncation of the verse. They were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shortening | ||
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