truncated
adjective
                                                                                                                            
                                                            trun·cat·ed
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈtrəŋ-ˌkā-təd  
                                                                                                                              
            ˈtrən-
                                                      
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        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : cut short : curtailed                                      
              
                             
a truncated schedule
                         
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic                                      
                
                    
2
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base                                      
              
                             
a truncated cone
                         
                
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