A shortening: a part of a word put for the whole.
The act of shortening; a part of a word used for the whole.
The shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase.
It soon became known to his white captives that his name was Golah, a name which Terence suggested might be an African abbreviation of the ancient name of Goliah. "The Boy Slaves", Mayne Reid
It soon became known to his white captives that his name was Golah, a name which Terence suggested might be an African abbreviation of the ancient name of Goliah.
A claw; in bot., the narrowed part of the base of a petal. ...