15 entries under contraction topic. ×

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contraction(noun, decrease, reduction, abstract, brief)
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reduction(noun, decrease, review, depression, outline)
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condensation(noun, decrease, review, outline, survey)
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shortening(noun, abstract, summary, restriction)
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abridgement(noun, decrease, abstract, summary)
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compression(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
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curtailment(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, abstract)
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truncation(noun, decrease, shortening, ellipsis)
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acronym(noun, shortening, ellipsis)
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compaction(noun, decrease, shrinkage)
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shrinkage(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
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deflation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
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ellipsis(noun, shortening)
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short form(noun, expression, idiom, shortening)
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something shortened(noun, expression, shortening, ellipsis)
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