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mutated contractions

mutated contractions is the plural of mutated contraction.

Meaning of mutated contraction

Noun

mutated contraction (plural mutated contractions)

  1. An etymological phenomenon when a new word or slang term develops from shortening and slightly altering a longer word.
    • Mutated contractions often form diminutive and pejorative terms, such as "Newfie" and "fundie".

Questions about mutated contractions

What is mutated contractions the plural of?
Mutated contractions is the plural of mutated contraction.

Words near mutated contractions in the dictionary

  1. mutatability
  2. mutatable
  3. mutate
  4. mutated
  5. mutated contraction
  6. mutated contractions
  7. mutated cross-site scripting
  8. mutates
  9. mutatin'
  10. mutating
  11. mutating table

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