"for short" meaning in English

See for short in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for short, {{en-PP}} for short
  1. As an abbreviated form. Related terms: short for Translations (As an abbreviated form): w skrócie (Polish), сокращённо (sokraščónno) (Russian), para abreviar (Spanish), para los amigos (Spanish)
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        {
          "text": "This is Ricardo, or Ricki for short.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, McKenzie MacLaine, Candy Skulls, page 241:",
          "text": "Just as flamboyant as his wife, Mr. Joseph Martin, Joe for short, died of heart disease brought on by obesity the night of their fourteenth wedding anniversary.",
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        }
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        "As an abbreviated form."
      ],
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          "word": "short for"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
          "word": "w skrócie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sokraščónno",
          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
          "word": "сокращённо"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
          "word": "para abreviar"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
          "word": "para los amigos"
        }
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        },
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          "text": "Just as flamboyant as his wife, Mr. Joseph Martin, Joe for short, died of heart disease brought on by obesity the night of their fourteenth wedding anniversary.",
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        }
      ],
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        "As an abbreviated form."
      ]
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
      "word": "w skrócie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sokraščónno",
      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
      "word": "сокращённо"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
      "word": "para abreviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "As an abbreviated form",
      "word": "para los amigos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "for short"
}

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