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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forshorten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-short-en
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of foreshorten.

Inflected Forms

forshortens (present, singular) forshortening (participle, present) forshortened (participle, past) forshortened (past)

Questions

What does forshorten mean?
Alternative spelling of foreshorten.

How to pronounce forshorten

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