[Vocabulary] Clipping

[Silverobama]

Hi,

Which of the following is an example of clipping?

A.APEC
B.Motel
C.Disco
D.Xerox

What does the clipping mean here?

Thanks a lot

 

[JMurray]

Which of the following is an example of clipping?
A.APEC
B.Motel
C.Disco
D.Xerox
What does the clipping mean here?

The only example of clipping here is "disco", being a shortened form of "discotheque".
This is called "back clipping", whereby the beginning of the word is retained and the end of the word is cut, or clipped off.

APEC = an acronym for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Motel = a blend of "motor" and "hotel", dating from the mid-1920s.
Xerox = an invented brand name derived from the term "xerography".

not a teacher

 

[SoothingDave]

Motel = a blend of "motor" and "hotel", dating from the mid-1920s.​

This "blending" is called a portmanteau.

Portmanteau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia​