detruncation
English
Etymology
From Latin detruncatio; compare French détroncation.
Noun
detruncation (countable and uncountable, plural detruncations)
- (archaic) truncation (the act of lopping off, or shortening
- dentrucation of the head from the body
Related terms
References
- “detruncation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.