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detruncationnoun(archaic) truncation (the act of lopping off, or shortening
truncationnoun(linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
curtailingverbA cutting short; truncation.
croppingnoun(agriculture) The growing of crops.
abscisionnounA cutting away.
abscissionnounThe act or process of cutting off.
cutter-offnoun(informal) Someone who cuts off someone or something.
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toppingnounAny food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
recisionnounThe act of cutting off.
abridgmentnoun(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
offtakenounAn act of taking off; specifically, the taking away or purchase of goods.
abridgementnoun(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment. [(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation]
snippingnounThe act by which something is snipped or cut.
decurtationnoun(obsolete) The act of cutting short.
excisionnoun(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
abruptionoun(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
subtractionnoun(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.
abatenoun(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
cut offverbTo stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.

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