clipping
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ
[edit] Verb
clipping
- Present participle of clip.
[edit] Noun
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clipping (countable and uncountable; plural clippings)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to clip.
- (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
- a clipping of hair
- grass clippings
- (countable) An article clipped from a newspaper.
- (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
action of the verb "to clip"
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short form