troncation
French
Etymology
tronquer + -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɔ̃.ka.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
troncation f (plural troncations)
- (linguistics) clipping
- (linguistics) disfixation, back-formation
- Synonyms: dérivation inverse, dérivation régressive, rétroformation
Further reading
- “troncation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.