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Definition of truncation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

truncation

noun
 
/trʌŋˈkeɪʃn/
 
/trʌŋˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)
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  1. an act of making something shorter, especially by cutting off the top or end
    • The restaurant's name is a truncation of the words ‘France Origine’.
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