DETRUNCATE

Etymology

Verb

detruncate (third-person singular simple present detruncates, present participle detruncating, simple past and past participle detruncated)

(transitive) To shorten by cutting; to lop off.

Anagrams

• utteranced

Source: Wiktionary


De*trun"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detruncated; p. pr. & vb. n. Detruncating.] Etym: [L. detruncatus, p. p. of detruncare to cut off; de + truncare to maim, shorten, cut off. See Truncate.]

Definition: To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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