"for short" meaning in All languages combined

See for short on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. As an abbreviated form. Related terms: short for Translations (As an abbreviated form): בקיצור (Hebrew), בְּקִצּוּר (bekitsúr) (Hebrew), w skrócie (Polish), pe scurt (Romanian), сокращённо (sokraščónno) (Russian), para abreviar (Spanish), para los amigos (Spanish)
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
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        },
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          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
          "word": "pe scurt"
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          "roman": "sokraščónno",
          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
          "word": "сокращённо"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
          "word": "para abreviar"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "word": "בקיצור"
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      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
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      "word": "בְּקִצּוּר"
    },
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      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
      "word": "w skrócie"
    },
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      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
      "word": "pe scurt"
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      "word": "сокращённо"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
      "word": "para abreviar"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
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  "word": "for short"
}

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