short form

plural short forms

1. human sciencesA word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.

   Tux is a short form of tuxedo.

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   Rob is a short form of Robert.

   Synonyms: clipping, shortening

2. grammarParticularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.

   нов, нова, ново, новы (nov, nova, novo, novy) are short forms of новый (novyj).