short form in German

short form in German is Kurzform, Kurzwort.

short form in German

Kurzform

noun

(linguistics) 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.

Kurzwort

noun

(linguistics) 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.

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