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shortness

The English word “shortness” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
  2. The result or product of being short.
  3. The property of being short or terse.

Etymology

From Middle English schortnesse, from Old English sċortnes, sċeortnys, equivalent to short + -ness.

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