short form

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She was a writer who taught me that I could write in long form and in short form, with the form dictated by the content.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

This year, in fact, they make up the entirety of the short form nonfiction or reality series Emmy category.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

So much is being watched in short form, and so much is being watched on social media.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

On Friday he pulled out of the championships for the short form versions of the game due to the dress altercation.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

Col′lect, a short form of prayer, peculiar to the liturgies of the Western Church, consisting of a single sentence, conveying one main petition; Collectā′nea, a selection of passages from various authors: a miscellany.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various