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clipping in Czech

clipping in Czech is zkrácenina — clipping means a small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.

clipping in Czech

zkrácenina
noun
(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.

What does "clipping" mean?

  1. noun A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
    "She kept a newspaper clipping about her son's award."
  2. noun A method of forming new words by shortening a longer word.
    ""Photo" is a clipping of "photograph.""
  3. noun In audio or video, the distortion caused when a signal exceeds a device's maximum level.
    "The recording suffered from clipping because the microphone level was too high."
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clipping in a sentence

  • She kept a newspaper clipping about her son's award.
  • "Photo" is a clipping of "photograph."
  • The recording suffered from clipping because the microphone level was too high.

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What is "clipping" in Czech?

"clipping" in Czech is zkrácenina. clipping means: A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.

How do you use "clipping" in a sentence?

Example: "She kept a newspaper clipping about her son's award." In Czech, "clipping" is zkrácenina.

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