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shortcut

Main Entry: ¹short·cut

Pronunciation: \ˈshȯrt-ˌkət also -ˈkət\

Function: noun

Date: 1637

1 : a route more direct than the one ordinarily taken
2 : a method or means of doing something more directly and quickly than and often not so thoroughly as by ordinary procedure <a shortcut to success>

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