retrenchment

English

/ɹɪˈtɹɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/, /ɹəˈtɹɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/

noun
Definitions
  • A curtailment or reduction.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French retrenchement derived from Old French re- (prefix meaning again, once more) derived from Latin truncāre (maim by cutting off pieces, truncate) derived from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (cut, cut off, trim, carve) suffix from English retrench (make redundant, fortify, reduce, construct one more retrenchments, protect using retrenchments, reduce expenses, cut down) derived from Middle French retrancher root from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (cut, cut off, trim, carve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*twerḱ-

Gloss

cut, cut off, trim, carve

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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