Shortlisted

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of shortlist form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Placed on a short list. not-comparable

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"Alan Garner is the oldest author ever to be included in the shortlist for the Booker Prize, Britain's best known annual literary award. He is also the only British author to be shortlisted this year."

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