: being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel that was short in duration but is no longer so and that does not necessarily have โ€ฆ

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Short, brief are opposed to long, and indicate slight extent or duration. Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations: a short journey.

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SHORT definition: having little length; not long. See examples of short used in a sentence.

SHORT definition: 1. small in length, distance, or height: 2. used to say that a name is used as a shorter form ofโ€ฆ. Learn more.

  • Abruptly; quickly: stop short. 2. In a rude or curt manner. 3. At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal: a missile that landed short of the target. 4. At a disadvantage: We were caught short by the โ€ฆ
  • Abruptly; quickly: stop short. 2. In a rude or curt manner. 3. At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal: a missile that landed short of the target. 4. At a disadvantage: We were caught short by the โ€ฆ
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