The action of short, v.1 in various senses.
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| 释义 | the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [noun] > making short or shorter (20) shortinga1390 The action of short, v.1 in various senses. abbreviationc1487 The action or process of shortening or curtailing something. Also: an instance of this. decurtation1652 Shortening, abridging, or cutting down. abbreviature1659 = abbreviation, n. 3. Obsolete. shortening1796 concrete. A fat or oil used to make pastry, etc., short. apocopation1873 The action of apocopating: the state of being apocopated. curtailment1878 The action of curtailing, shortening, diminishing; abridgement. Subcategories:— by cutting (8) — being shortened as if by cutting (2) — place or part where something is truncated (1) — apparent shortening (2) |
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