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Uncommontruncated
The correct spelling is truncated.
How to pronounce truncated
verb
Say it like: Tru-nca-ted
The correct spelling is truncated. To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
- 2.To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
- 3.To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).
adjective
- 1.Deprived of one of its parts or of its end.
- 2.Ending abruptly as if cut across at the base or tip.
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