abbreviation

ab·bre·vi·a·tion  (-brv-shn)

n.

1. The act or product of shortening.

2. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abbreviation - a shortened form of a word or phrase descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" apocope - abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope" appro - an informal British abbreviation of approval; "he accepted it on appro"
	2.	abbreviation - shortening something by omitting parts of it shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"

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abbreviation

noun shortening, reduction, résumé, trimming, summary, contraction, compression, synopsis, précis, abridgment

Translations

abbreviation [əbriːvɪˈeɪʃən] n (= short form) → abreviatura;

(act) → abreviación f

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abbreviation [əbriːvɪˈeɪʃən] n → abréviation f

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abbreviation [əbriːvɪˈeɪʃən] abbreviate n → Abkürzung f

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abbreviation [əbriːvɪˈeɪʃən] n → abbreviazione f