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Shortening

nounid 126270·updated May 18, 2026
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fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

polysemous

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Shortenings
possessive
Shortening's
pluralpossessive
Shortenings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
act of decreasing in length
§2
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

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