Synonyms for truncation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
Related words
- Word family
- truncate truncated
- Is a kind of
- rectification
Forms
- Plural
- truncations → cuttings, shortnesses, truncatures…
Example sentences
- shortness Have you experienced shortness of breath recently?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| truncation | steady | |
| shortness | rising | |
| truncature | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- cutting2
- 9 letters
- shortness2
- 10 letters
- truncature
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cutting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- troncature
- Italiano
- troncamento