short form
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English
Noun
short form (plural short forms)
- (phonetics) A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.
- "Tux" is a short form of "tuxedo".
- "Rob" is a short form of "Robert".
- Synonyms: clipping, shortening
- (grammar) Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.
Translations
word formed by removing syllables from another
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shortened form of an adjective, used predicatively
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