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/tˈɹʌŋˌkeɪt/TRUHNG-kayt

/tˈɹʌŋˌkeɪt/TRUHNG-kayt

Meaningto lop

Common meaning: to cut short

trunclopped; a trunkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1905 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Journey through time

Latintruncus, -a, -um‘lopped’
Englishtruncate‘to cut short’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin truncus ‘lopped; a trunk’.

Roots

truncus, -a, -um Latin “lopped; a trunk”

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