/ trʌŋˈkeɪt; NAmE ˈtrʌŋkeɪt/ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] ( formal ) to make sth shorter, especially by cutting off the top or end :
My article was published in truncated form.
► trun·ca·tion noun [ U , C ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (earlier ( Middle English ) as truncation ): from Latin truncat- maimed, from the verb truncare .