clipped form

noun
1.
a word formed by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase with no change in meaning, as deli from delicatessen or flu from influenza.
Also called clipped word, clipping, shortening.
Compare back clipping, fore clipping.
Examples from the web for clipped form
  • The cones should be clipped form the stem and placed into a bucket to rub the seeds off the cone to be used for propagation.
British Dictionary definitions for clipped form

clipped form

noun
1.
a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor