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a word formed by omitting the last part of the form from which it is derived. Also called hind clipping. Cf. apocope, clipped form, fore clipping.
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fore clipping — a word formed by omitting the first part of the form from which it is derived. Cf. apheresis, back clipping, clipped form. * * * … Universalium
hind clipping. — See back clipping. * * * … Universalium
