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preshortened

preshortened is the simple past and past participle of preshorten.

Meaning of preshorten

Verb

preshorten (third-person singular simple present preshortens, present participle preshortening, simple past and past participle preshortened)

  1. (transitive) To shorten in advance.

Questions about preshortened

What is preshortened the simple past and past participle of?
Preshortened is the simple past and past participle of preshorten.

Words near preshortened in the dictionary

  1. preshipment
  2. preshipping
  3. preshock
  4. preshortage
  5. preshorten
  6. preshortened
  7. preshortening
  8. preshortens
  9. preshot
  10. preshow
  11. preshowed

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