What does "short form" mean?

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.

Short form

Q: What is a synonym for "short form"?

Common synonyms include: abbr, abbrev, abbreviated, abbreviated form, abbreviation, abbreviations.

noun

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Noun

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"."
2
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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abbr abbrev abbreviated abbreviated form abbreviation abbreviations

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elaborate etcetera expanded extended

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""Tux" is a short form of "tuxedo"."

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