short form
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short form
noun short forms
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A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.
Tux is a short form of tuxedo.
Similar: clipping, shortening
- Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively. нов, нова, ново, новы (nov, nova, novo, novy) are short forms of новый (novyj).
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noun word formed by removing syllables from another
| Português | forma abreviada |
|---|---|
| Français | forme tronquée |
| Deutsch | Kurzform, Kurzwort |
| Română | formă scurtă |
| Русский | кра́ткая фо́рма krátkaja fórma, сокраще́ние sokraščénije |
noun shortened form of an adjective, used predicatively
| Português | forma curta, forma breve |
|---|---|
| Русский | кра́ткая фо́рма krátkaja fórma |
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