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shortening noun

  • the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
 短縮

shorten verb

  /ˈʃɔɹtən/ , /ˈʃɔːtən/
  • (transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
 短い, 短縮, 縮む, 縮める
  • (intransitive) To become shorter.
 短い, 縮む
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