back clipping
noun
a word formed by omitting the last part of the form from which it is derived.
Words nearby back clipping
back burner, back burner, on a, back catalogue, back channel, back clearance, back clipping, back country, back dive, back door, back down, back electromotive force
Also called hind clipping.
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