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.

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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

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 The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.

Translations

abbreviation [əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən] N

1. (= short form) → abreviatura f

2. (= act of shortening) → abreviación f

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abbreviation [əˌbriːviˈeɪʃ^ən] n → abréviation f
an abbreviation for sth, an abbreviation of sth → une abréviation pour qch

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abbreviation

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

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abbreviation [əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → abbreviazione f

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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