clipping in Italian
clipping in Italian is accorciamento — clipping means a small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
clipping in Italian
accorciamento
(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
What does "clipping" mean?
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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."
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noun A method of forming new words by shortening a longer word.
""Photo" is a clipping of "photograph.""
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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 Italian?
"clipping" in Italian is accorciamento. 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 Italian, "clipping" is accorciamento.
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