truncation
noun/trʌŋˈkeɪʃn/
/trʌŋˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- an act of making something shorter, especially by cutting off the top or end
- The restaurant's name is a truncation of the words ‘France Origine’.
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