truncation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of making something shorter by removing parts, especially needlessly long words or passages.

  - "He frequently uses truncation in his emails to save time."
  - "The editor requested that the author truncate the lengthy introduction."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with truncation
junk , hunk , sunk

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Variants

List of all variants of truncation that leads to same result
truncate , truncated , truncates , truncating , truncation , truncations

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Etymology

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From the Latin truncus, meaning trunk or stump.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word that can be truncated to form another English word is 'smiles', which can be truncated to 'smile'.

2. The word 'truncation' itself contains the letter 'c' four times, which is the most of any English word.

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Related Concepts

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1. Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word or phrase, often used to save time or space.

2. Acronym: A word formed from the initial letters of a series of words, such as NATO or laser.

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Culture

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Truncation is a common practice in various fields such as literature, science, and technology. In literature, authors often truncate words or sentences for stylistic reasons. In science and technology, truncation is used to simplify complex data or to make it more manageable.

How to Memorize "truncation"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of cutting or shortening something to remember the meaning of truncation.
   - Imagine a tree trunk being cut into smaller pieces.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'truncation' with the idea of making something shorter or simpler.
   - Think of truncating long words or sentences to make them easier to understand.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Truncate to Make it Simple' to remember the meaning of truncation.

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