shortened form
Americannoun
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an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
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a contraction or abbreviation.
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“I met with a financial representative who was not aware that AT&T was the shortened form of American Telephone and Telegraph.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The translators initially sought to have Eliza repeat “brenn’n,” a shortened form of the word for “burn,” throughout the song.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
The term mean is a shortened form of arithmetic mean.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
Martha: "I'd suggest that uptalk began as a shortened form of asking for agreement, similar to the French ending a sentence with 'non?', a Canadian with 'eh?', or an American with 'OK?'"
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2014
The word quaire or quire is a shortened form of the Latin quaternio, the name devised for four sheets of paper folded down the middle so as to form eight leaves.
From Fine Books by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard
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