troncation

French

Etymology

From tronquer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɔ̃.ka.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

troncation f (plural troncations)

  1. (linguistics) clipping
  2. (linguistics) disfixation, back-formation
    Synonyms: dérivation inverse, dérivation régressive, rétroformation

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