Complete Definition of "short form"

English

Noun
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en-noun|sg=short form

  1. 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".
#:"Rob" is a short form of "Robert".

  1. grammar Particularly in Slavonic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.

#: Example: нов, нова, ново, нов� are short forms of нов�й.

Synonyms
(word formed by removing syllables from another): clipped form, clipping, shortening
(shortened form of an adjective, used predicatively):

Translations
trans-top|word formed by removing syllables from another
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Russian: к�а�ка� �о�ма (krátkaja fórma) f, �ок�а�ение (sokraš'énije) n
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trans-top|shortened form of an adjective, used predicatively
trans-mid
Russian: к�а�ка� �о�ма (krátkaja fórma) f
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