clipped form

noun

1. a word formed by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase with no change in meaning, as deli from delicatessen or flu from influenza.

clipped form

noun

1. a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor

Example Sentences

So strong is the accent on the y, that the word has been reduced in E. to the clipped form 'vie; see Vie in my Etym.

From Project Gutenberg