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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back clipping,
fore clipping.
Words nearby clipped form
clip-fed,
clip-on,
clip-out,
clipboard,
clipped,
clipped form,
clipper,
clipper bow,
clipper ship,
clipper-built,
clippers
British Dictionary definitions for clipped form
clipped form
noun
a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor