περικοπή — meaning in English
perikopi
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English meaning
- clipping noun A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
- passage noun A short section of a text, speech, or piece of music.
- quote noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
- truncation noun The process of making something shorter, for example cutting words down to form a blend word.
Senses
περικοπή is used for these senses in English:
- clipping (countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
- quote A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
- truncation (linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
clipping — full definition
- noun A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
- noun A method of forming new words by shortening a longer word.
- noun In audio or video, the distortion caused when a signal exceeds a device's maximum level.
passage — full definition
- noun A short section of a text, speech, or piece of music.
- noun A narrow corridor or way connecting two places.
- noun The act of travelling from one place to another, especially by sea.
- noun The process by which a bill becomes law.
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