Truncate

TRUN-kayt

Definition

  1. (verb) To shorten something by cutting off a part, especially at the end.

Example

The article had to be truncated to fit within the magazine’s word limit.

Fun Fact

“Truncate” comes from the Latin truncare, meaning “to cut off.” The concept appears in various fields, from botany (truncated leaves) to mathematics (truncated numbers). Digital systems often truncate text when displaying character limits, a feature familiar to anyone who’s seen a message cut off on social media.

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