short#2 (a)

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type a
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def primarily temporal sense
def indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
examples a short life
a short flight
a short holiday
a short story
only a few short months
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Attribute duration, length
Derivationally related form short → shortness
Antonym short → long
Similar to abbreviated, shortened, truncated; brief; clipped; fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary; short and sweet(p); short-dated; short-range; short-run, short-term
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Also see abridged
Antonym long → short
Similar to abbreviated, shortened, truncated; brief; clipped; fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary; short and sweet(p); short-dated; short-range; short-run, short-term
Attribute duration, length
Derivationally related form shortness → short

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