troncation

French

Etymology

From 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.

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