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Added 9 October 2026

truncated

/tɹʌŋˈkeɪtɪd/ adjective

In Latin: truncātus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about truncated at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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).
Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.
shortened either by means of clipping or blending.

verb

simple past and past participle of truncate

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