shortened form
Americannoun
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an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
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a contraction or abbreviation.
Example Sentences
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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
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 term ‘mean’ is a shortened form of ‘arithmetic mean.’
From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013
This probably is a shortened form of topside-turvy,—"turvy" being a colloquial corruption for "turned" or "turned over."
From Stories from Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
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