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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

back′ clip′ping,

Oceanography, Linguisticsa word formed by omitting the last part of the form from which it is derived. Also called hind clipping. Cf. apocope, clipped form, fore clipping.

'back clipping' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

clipped form - fore clipping - hind clipping

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