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Infer Meaning of Unfamiliar Clipped Words Using Synonyms |Chalk Talk PH


Clipped Words

Clipped words are words shortened by common use; they are a shortened abbreviation of a word, which makes them easier to spell and write through clipping. Clipping refers to part of a word that serves for the whole, such as ad and phone from advertisement and telephone, respectively. The term is also known as a clipped form, clipped word, shortening, and truncation.

A clipped form generally has the same denotative meaning as the word it comes from, but it's regarded as more colloquial and informal. Clipping also makes it easier to spell and write many words. For example, a clipped form may replace the original word in everyday usage, such as the following examples:

CLIP WORD

ORIGINAL WORD

CLIP WORD

ORIGINAL WORD

ad

advertisement

jet

jet aircraft

auto

automobile

lab

laboratory

bike

bicycle

lunch  

luncheon

bra

brassiere

margarine

oleomargarine

bro

brother

mart

market

burger

hamburger

math

mathematics

bus

omnibus

memo 

memorandum

butt

buttocks

mike   

microphone

caf

cafeteria

movie 

moving pictures

champ

champion

pants  

pantaloons

chem

chemistry

phone 

telephone

chemist

alchemist

photo  

photograph

clerk

cleric

plane  

airplane

coed

coeducational student

pop

popular

con

convict

pro

professional

co-op

cooperative

prof

professor

copter

helicopter

prom

promenade

deli

delicatessen

quake 

earthquake

doc

doctor

ref

referee

dorm

dormitory

specs

specifications

exam

examination

stereo 

stereophonic

fan

fanatic

taxi

taxicab

fax

facsimile

teen

teenager

flu

influenza

tie

necktie

fridge

refrigerator

typo    

typographical error

gas

gasoline

van

caravan

grad

graduate

varsity

university

gym

gymnasium

vet

veterinarian

hippo  

hippopotamus

wig     

periwig

iron

flatiron

zoo      

zoological garden

 

Using Synonyms to Get the Meaning of Clipped Words

A synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in certain contexts. The adjective form is synonymous. Synonymy is the relationship that exists between words with closely related meanings. The word comes from the Greek meaning "same name."

It occurs in a language in different contexts, such as formal and informal language, like you use in conversation or academic paper. Also, some synonyms have slightly different connotations when they are used, even though they might mean the same thing. For example, look at the differences between the terms for money: moolah, greenbacks, cash, currency, and revenues, which all occur in different contexts and levels of formality. It may also be nested inside one another, which is referred to as a kangaroo word.

When used as a context clue, it has words and phrases that have similar meanings to help the reader understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word. Look at this example:

The ad will appear in three magazines. And hopefully this notification will improve the sale of the company.

Ad (advertisement) and notification have similar meanings, so they are synonyms. If you know what ad means, you can infer what notification means.

Sometimes a text gives a synonym of the unknown word to signal the meaning of the unfamiliar word:

An event which caused a deep impression on the public mind was the epidemic of flu and respiratory disease in 1918.

In this sentence the word flu is a synonym of respiratory disease. The word and sometimes signals                          

                                                  

Sources: Retrieved at https://www.sightwordsgame.com/vocabulary-words/word-play/clip-words/

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