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shortened - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
shortened
Definition
(adj) cut short
Synonyms
:
sawed-off
,
sawn-off
Example Sentence
a sawed-off shotgun
a sawed-off broomstick
the shortened rope was easier to use
Definition
(adj) cut short in duration
Synonyms
:
abbreviated
,
truncated
Example Sentence
the abbreviated speech
her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
Definition
(adj) shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
Synonyms
:
telescoped
Example Sentence
a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars
years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream
Definition
(adj) with parts removed
Synonyms
:
cut
Example Sentence
the drastically cut film
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