clipped form

clipped form

 
noun
a word formed by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase with no change in meaning, as deli from delicatessen or flu from influenza.
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Also called clipped word, clipping, shortening.
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Clipped form is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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clipped form
 
—n
a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor

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