# short form

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.
2. Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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