abbreviatory
/əˈbriːvɪət(ə)ri/adjective
Of, relating to, or of the nature of abbreviation, especially the abbreviation of a word.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in James Elphinston (1721–1809), educationist and advocate of spelling reform. From post-classical Latin abbreviat-, past participial stem of abbreviare abbreviate + -ory.
- by Jove
- by-law
- byline
- by main force
- by marriage
- by means of
- by mistake
- by myself
- by name
- byname
- by no manner of means
- by no means
- by no (or not by any) stretch of the imagination
- by numbers
- BYO
- BYOB
- BYOD
- BYOG
- by oneself
- by one's fingertips
- by (or at) someone's side
- by order
- by (or from) all accounts
- by (or in) leaps and bounds
- by (or in) virtue of