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1. contraction
2. syncope
3. masque
4. abbreviation
5. condensation
6. cut
7. head
8. isometric
9. parole
10. short
11. shorts
12. ant
13. heads
14. pop
15. xmas
16. paste
17. tab
18. yule
19. oil
20. recce
21. bobbing
22. curtailment
23. cutout
24. cutting
25. cutting off
26. diminution
27. fast
28. fasting
29. fitted
30. foreshorten
31. full
32. guillotine
33. lard
34. oleo
35. shortened
36. trim
37. truncation
38. telescope
39. acceleration
40. penurious

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