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abbreviation
ab·bre·vi·a·tion A0009700 (ə-brē′vē-ā′shən)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.abbreviation (əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən) n1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used in place of the whole2. the process or result of abbreviatingab•bre•vi•a•tion (əˌbri viˈeɪ ʃən)
n. 1. a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, NW for Northwest, ab. for about, ft. for foot, or lb. for pound. 2. an act or result of abbreviating; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment. [1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  abbreviation - a shortened form of a word or phrasedescriptor, 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 itshortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" |
abbreviationnoun shortening, reduction, résumé, trimming, summary, contraction, compression, synopsis, précis, abridgment The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.Translationsabbreviate (əˈbriːvieit) verb to shorten (a word, phrase etc). Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred. 縮寫 缩写abˌbreviˈation noun a shortened form of a word etc. Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics. 縮寫 缩写式abbreviation
abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, the omission sometimes being indicated by an apostrophe, as in the word don't. Most abbreviations are followed by a period. Usage, however, differs widely, and recently omission of periods has become common, as in NATO and UN. Acronyms are combinations of the first letters/syllables in a group of words to form a new grouping of letters that can be pronounced as a word. A period is never used when apostrophes appear. A list of abbreviationsused in this encyclopedia may be found in the prefatory matter.abbreviation
abbreviation A set of letters that are drawn from a word or from a sequence of words and used for brevity in place of the full word or phrase.
Abbreviation A shortening of a phrase to its key letters.Abbreviation
ABBREVIATION, practice. The omission of some words or letters in writing;as when fieri facias is written fi. fa.
2. In writing contracts it is the better practice to make noabbreviations; but in recognizances, and many other contracts, they areused; as John Doe tent to prosecute, &c. Richard Roe tent to appear, &c.when the recognizances are used, they are drawn out in extenso. See 4 Ca. &P. 61; S.C.19E.C.L.R.268; 9 Co.48. FinancialSeeAcronymSee ABB
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Synonyms for abbreviationnoun shorteningSynonyms- shortening
- reduction
- résumé
- trimming
- summary
- contraction
- compression
- synopsis
- précis
- abridgment
Words related to abbreviationnoun a shortened form of a word or phraseRelated Words- descriptor
- form
- signifier
- word form
- apocope
- appro
noun shortening something by omitting parts of itRelated Words |