Truncated Definition & Meaning

truncated
adjective
  1. cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
  2. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"

"Truncated" in song lyrics

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  • "define truncated"
    AOL — AOL
  • "dictionary word truncated"
    AOL — AOL

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