abbreviatingn.

Brit.

/əˈbriːvɪeɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈbriviˌeɪdɪŋ/

Forms: see abbreviate v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abbreviate v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < abbreviate v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier abbreviation n.

The action or practice of shortening something (esp. a word, text, etc.); abbreviation; abridgement.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > summarizing or abridging

bridginga1425

breviation1509

abbreviating1548

abridgement1579

contracting1585

curtailing1586

contraction1655

condensation1798

curtailment1799

epitomization1805

summarizing1808

entailment1822

boiling1898

predigestion1904

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxlii^v But his newe inuented practise..for the abbreuiatyng of his daies, in this transitorie world..toke some but no greate effecte.

1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce clxxx. 115 Now for the abbreviating of my Worke, I have comprised in short the Weight, Measures, and Trade of this populous and rich Country.

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 343 Both these [prefixes] may contribute to the abbreviating of language.

1714 J. Edwards Some New Discov. Uncertainty of Human Knowl. 52 Livy, Trogus, Dion Cassius have been injured by the Abbreviating and Docking of them.

1776 G. Campbell Philos. of Rhetoric I. ii. iii. 429 As to the humour of abbreviating, we need say very little, as it seems hardly now to subsist amongst us.

1808 Censura Literaria 7 266 The story of this work is very complexed and unnatural, and the abbreviating of it would neither afford interest or amusement.

1884 Critic & Good Lit. (N.Y.) 2 Aug. 55/1 The further abbreviating of any English words, in such wise as to help language, in its perpetual race with thought, can but tend to its improvement.

1902 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Weekly 20 Dec. 1979/3 The abbreviating of such a man's name is a patent of nobility, and is conferred from the heart.

1970 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 13 (end matter) Some abbreviating, eg, using ‘NZ’ for ‘New Zealand’, is acceptable.

2004 F. Stockwell Sourcebk. Geneal. Res. 286/1 The practice of abbreviating is most commonly used in the earliest English and American records.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abbreviating
释义	abbreviatingn. Brit. /əˈbriːvɪeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈbriviˌeɪdɪŋ/ Forms: see abbreviate v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abbreviate v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < abbreviate v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier abbreviation n. The action or practice of shortening something (esp. a word, text, etc.); abbreviation; abridgement. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > summarizing or abridging bridginga1425 breviation1509 abbreviating1548 abridgement1579 contracting1585 curtailing1586 contraction1655 condensation1798 curtailment1799 epitomization1805 summarizing1808 entailment1822 boiling1898 predigestion1904 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxlii^v But his newe inuented practise..for the abbreuiatyng of his daies, in this transitorie world..toke some but no greate effecte. 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce clxxx. 115 Now for the abbreviating of my Worke, I have comprised in short the Weight, Measures, and Trade of this populous and rich Country. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 343 Both these [prefixes] may contribute to the abbreviating of language. 1714 J. Edwards Some New Discov. Uncertainty of Human Knowl. 52 Livy, Trogus, Dion Cassius have been injured by the Abbreviating and Docking of them. 1776 G. Campbell Philos. of Rhetoric I. ii. iii. 429 As to the humour of abbreviating, we need say very little, as it seems hardly now to subsist amongst us. 1808 Censura Literaria 7 266 The story of this work is very complexed and unnatural, and the abbreviating of it would neither afford interest or amusement. 1884 Critic & Good Lit. (N.Y.) 2 Aug. 55/1 The further abbreviating of any English words, in such wise as to help language, in its perpetual race with thought, can but tend to its improvement. 1902 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Weekly 20 Dec. 1979/3 The abbreviating of such a man's name is a patent of nobility, and is conferred from the heart. 1970 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 13 (end matter) Some abbreviating, eg, using ‘NZ’ for ‘New Zealand’, is acceptable. 2004 F. Stockwell Sourcebk. Geneal. Res. 286/1 The practice of abbreviating is most commonly used in the earliest English and American records. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1548
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