CLIPPED FORM


Meaning of CLIPPED FORM in English

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. Also called clipped word, clipping, shortening . Cf. back clipping, fore clipping .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .