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† accurtation Obs.
6.
[a. med.L. accurtātiōn-em, n. of action, f. late L. *accurtā-re (It. accortar) to abbreviate; f. ac- = ad- to + curtāre to shorten; f. curt-us short.]
Shortening, curtailment, abbreviation.
1583Stanyhurst Virgil To Reader 36 [M is] clipped if the next word beginne with a vocall: as fame, name; for albeit E be the last letter, that must not salue M from accurtation, because in the eare M is the last letter. 1594Plat Jewell-house i. 44 In the time whereof, some English wits..did offer to make a great and gainefull accurtation, and yet could not be heard. |