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abbreviation
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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.

abbreviation [əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən]
n
1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used in place of the whole
2. the process or result of abbreviating
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abbreviation - a shortened form of a word or phraseabbreviation - 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 itabbreviation - shortening something by omitting parts of it
shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"

abbreviation
noun shortening, reduction, résumé, trimming, summary, contraction, compression, synopsis, précis, abridgment The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.
Translations
abbreviation [əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən] N
1. (= short form) → abreviatura f
2. (= act of shortening) → abreviación f

abbreviation [əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən] nabréviation f
an abbreviation for sth, an abbreviation of sth → une abréviation pour qch

abbreviation
n (of word, title)Abkürzung f; (of book, speech)Verkürzung f

abbreviation [əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃn] nabbreviazione f

abbreviation اختصار zkratka forkortelse Abkürzung συντομογραφία abreviatura lyhenne abréviation kratica abbreviazione 略語 약어 afkorting forkortelse skrót abreviação, abreviatura сокращение förkortning อักษรย่อ kısaltma chữ viết tắt 缩略语


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