مجموعة اختصارات Clippings فى اللغة الانجليزية مستخدمة يوميا

Clipping Clipping is the word formation process in which a word is reduced or shortened without changing the meaning of the word. Clipping differs from back-formation in that the new word retains the meaning of the original word.



For example:

•advertisement – ad

•alligator – gator

•examination – exam

•gasoline – gas

•gymnasium – gym

•influenza – flu

•laboratory – lab

•mathematics – math

•memorandum – memo

•photograph – photo

•public house – pub

•raccoon – coon

•reputation – rep

•situation comedy – sitcom

•telephone – phone