"decurtation" meaning in English

See decurtation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: decurtations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decurtation (countable and uncountable, plural decurtations)
  1. (obsolete) The act of cutting short. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Related terms: decurtate
    Sense id: en-decurtation-en-noun-NIxyiSMV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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      ],
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        "The act of cutting short."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) The act of cutting short."
      ],
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        }
      ],
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        "obsolete",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "decurtation"
}
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English uncountable nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        "The act of cutting short."
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