Contraction (grammar)
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A contraction is a shortened version of the spoken and written forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters and sounds.
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See also
- Apostrophe
- Blend
- Clipping (morphology)
- Contractions of negated auxiliary verbs in English
- Elision
- List of common English usage misconceptions
- Poetic contraction
- Relaxed pronunciation
- Synalepha
- Syncope (phonetics)
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