Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detruncation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-trun-ca-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

truncation (the act of lopping off, or shortening

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"dentrucation of the head from the body"

Etymology

From Latin detruncatio; compare French détroncation.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: detruncatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

detruncations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

detruncate

Questions

What does detruncation mean?: truncation (the act of lopping off, or shortening
Where does detruncation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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