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Shorter

/ʃˈɔrtər/
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(adj) comparative form of short: more short.

When summer is over, the days grow shorter and shorter.
The candle grew shorter and shorter, until at last it went out.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Days become noticeably ____ as winter approaches, with the sun setting much earlier in the evening.

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