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short-form

or short·form

[ shawrt-fawrm ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˌfɔrm /

adjective

noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by short articles.
noting or relating to other types of print or visual media characterized by content that is short in length: short-form video clips.

noun

journalistic or other media content so characterized.

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Origin of short-form

short + form

Words nearby short-form

short-cut, short-dated, short-day, short-day plant, short-eared owl, short-form, short-handed, short-haul, short-horned grasshopper, short-laid, short-list
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