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abbreviate Verb [-ating, -ated] 1. to shorten a word by leaving out some letters 2. to cut short [Latin brevis brief] abbreviation n
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abbreviate Translations v abbreviate [əˈbriːvieit] to shorten (a word, phrase etc) Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred . afkort يُخْتَصَر съкращавам zkrátit forkorte abkürzen συντέμνω abreviar lühendama مخفف کردن؛ کوتاه کردن lyhentää abréger לְקַצֵר संक्षिप्त करना pokratiti rövidít menyingkat stytta; skammstafa abbreviare 短縮する 간략하게 하다 (su)trumpinti saīsināt meringkaskan afkorten forkorte skracać abreviar a abrevia сокращать skrátiť okrajšati skratiti förkorta ทำให้สั้นลง kısaltmak 縮寫 скорочувати مختصر طور پر لکھنا viết tắt 缩写 n abˌbreviˈation a shortened form of a word etc Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics . afkorting إخْتِصَار съкращение zkratka forkortelse die Abkürzung σύντμηση, συντομογραφία abreviatura lühend مخفف lyhenne abréviation קִצוּר @@@קִיצוּר$$$ संक्षिप्ति kratica rövidítés singkatan stytting abbreviazione 省略形 약어, 단축 santrumpa saīsinājums singkatan afkorting forkortelse skrót abreviatura abreviere; prescurtare сокращение skratka okrajšava skraćenica förkortning คำย่อ kısaltma 縮寫式 абревіатура, скорочення مختصر الفاظ chữ viết tắt 缩写式 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| My discussion of the paradox abbreviates my
essay, "Voegelin's Paradoxes of Consciousness and
Participation," Review of Politics 61 (1999), 117-39. While I have some problems, big and small, with his book, Alterman
does make a strong case that the so-called liberal media (which he
annoyingly abbreviates as SCLM) is not so liberal after all. Unfortunately, when a
TACP abbreviates a nine-line and briefs the first three lines as
"N/A," the GAS platform has no initial point (IP), heading or
distance to reference. |
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