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† breviˈation Obs.
[ad. L. breviātiōn-em, f. breviāre to shorten; or aphetic f. abbreviation.]
1. The process of shortening; summarizing.
1509Hawes Past. Pleas. 30 He must nombre al the hole cyrcumstaunce Of thys mater wyth brevyacion.
2. An abbreviation or abridgement.
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Symbole..the shorte summe or breuiation of the creede. 1657S. Colvil Whigs Supplic. (1751) 24 Breviations stenographic. |