shortened

IPA: ʃˈɔrtʌnd

shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
cut short in duration
with parts removed
cut short

Examples of "shortened" in Sentences

The bank boss apparently despises having his name shortened so much that he is know as James "don't call me Jim" Gorman.
After serving a quarter of his sentence, Katsav could become eligible for short furloughs and even apply to have his term shortened.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened_. "
Last year's Zack and Miri Make a Porno was subject to much controversy and some ads for the movie ran with the title shortened to "Zak and Miri".
Ernest King, was COMINCH, or simply commander-in-chief, a title shortened right after Pearl Harbor from its unfortunate predecessor, CINCUS, pronounced “Sink us.”
Only in the sixth edition published in 1872 was the title shortened to exclude the “on” as a capitulation to reality since so many people by that point had already been misquoting the title.
Altarea, a name shortened from Alain Taravella Real Estate, plunged into retail properties, an area other companies were abandoning after France froze construction of out-of-town shopping centers to protect small businesses.