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short for

short for phrase: an abbreviation or nickname for; a shortening of.

Phrase

short for

  1. An abbreviation or nickname for; a shortening of.
    • Don is short for Donald.

short for meaning in Tamil

short for in Tamil

பல்கலை

Questions about short for

What does short for mean?
Short for means an abbreviation or nickname for; a shortening of.
What is short for in Tamil?
Short for in Tamil is பல்கலை. See Short for meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is short for?
Short for is a phrase.

Words near short for in the dictionary

  1. short filename
  2. short filenames
  3. short film
  4. short films
  5. short finals
  6. short for
  7. short form
  8. short forms
  9. short fuse
  10. short fuses
  11. Short Green

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Adapted from Wiktionary: short for (page history and authors); short for (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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