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Preferred term

contractioncontraction  

Definition

  • An abbreviated form resulting from the shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of a sound or letter and in some languages, the inclusion of an apostrophe. (source: Not listed in 12620:1999)

Entry terms

  • contraction

Note

  • 2013:02: Suggestion made in the context of the TBX discussion: An abbreviated form created by the introduction of an apostrophe as a placeholder for omitted letters or syllables. The origin of this item in the DCR is unclear at this point, and a discussion needs to resolve whether this item is synonymous with /short form/. The other question is whether such items are truly documented in terminologies or whether this is strictly in the province of lexicography.

Scope note

  • The use of the apostrophe is most common in English and in some cases French. This item is not an official inclusion in TBX because it is not widely considered a common occurrence in terminology work. (source: SEW)

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Change note

  • This concept is based on the ISOcat data category: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-354

Example

  • Intern'l for International in a full or short form version of a term or name. (source: Not in 12620:1999)

Notation

  • contraction

In other languages

  • contraction

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/11459/CCR_C-354_df9a11de-dd5a-e69a-c385-90dfa96bcfd7

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