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overshorten

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃɔɹ.tən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-short-en
IPA
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃɔɹ.tən/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + shorten.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃɔɹ.tən/
  • British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃɔː.tən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overshortens (present, singular) overshortening (participle, present) overshortened (participle, past) overshortened (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overshorten?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃɔɹ.tən/.
What does overshorten mean?
To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.
Where does overshorten come from?
From over- + shorten.

How to pronounce overshorten

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