reshortening

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noun

The act or process of making something shorter again.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reshorten
nounreshortening (countable and uncountable, plural reshortenings)

plural reshortenings

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of making something shorter again.
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APA

reshortening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshortening

MLA

“reshortening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshortening. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reshortening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshortening.

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