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obtruncation

obtruncation noun: the act of lopping or cutting off.

Noun

obtruncation (uncountable)

  1. (formal) The act of lopping or cutting off.
    • obtruncation of any member1644, Edw[ard] Coke, The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for W[illiam] Lee, and D[aniel] Pakeman, →OCLC

Origin of obtruncation

From Latin obtruncatio.

Questions about obtruncation

What does obtruncation mean?
Obtruncation means the act of lopping or cutting off.
What part of speech is obtruncation?
Obtruncation is a noun.

Words near obtruncation in the dictionary

  1. obtrullate
  2. obtruncate
  3. obtruncated
  4. obtruncates
  5. obtruncating
  6. obtruncation
  7. obtrusion
  8. obtrusions
  9. obtrusive
  10. obtrusively
  11. obtrusiveness

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