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What does shortness mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being short.
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One manifestation was that people got shorter, but it was not the population's shortness that mattered.
It's a disease causing shortness in height, redness of skin, and susceptibility to respiratory tract and ear infections.
Cyanosis with shortness of breath is more frequent in pulmonary than cardiac affections.
The shortness of her set was perhaps fortunate, as Tunstall left a rapt audience wanting more.
The shortness of the steel on the blade indicates that it was originally a good deal longer.
Are you often short with others, and do you make excuses for your shortness?

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