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Definition of: detruncate
(di·trung′kāt) v.t. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
To shorten by cutting off a part; cut off. [<L de-truncatus, pp. of detruncare <de- from + truncare lop]
—de′trun·ca′tion noun
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