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Old 09-19-2008, 08:32 PM
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Main Entry:
truncated
Function:
adjective
Date:
circa 1704

1: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base <a truncated cone>2 a: cut short : curtailed <a truncated schedule> b: lacking an expected or normal element (as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic

bump for a new word learned.
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