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Shorter
/ˈʃɔːtə/
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
📖 Definitions of "Shorter"
adjective
- 1
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- 2
(of a person) Of comparatively small height.
- 3
Having little duration.
"Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."
- 4
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
"“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."
noun
- 1
A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
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