clipping

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ

[edit] Verb

clipping

1. Present participle of clip.

[edit] Noun

clipping (countable and uncountable; plural clippings)

1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to clip.
2. (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.

   a clipping of hair

   grass clippings

3. (countable) An article clipped from a newspaper.
4. (linguistics) A short form (of a word).

   The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".

[edit] Synonyms

• (piece of something removed by clipping): offcut, snippet
• (article clipped from a newspaper): cutting, newspaper clipping, newspaper cutting
• (word formed by shortening another): See short form

[edit] Translations