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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•bre•vi•a•tion /əˌbriviˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor. In American English, many abbreviations are written with periods: the U.S.A. In British English, abbreviations are not written with periods: the USA. The stress in an abbreviation is often on the last letter: I.B.M./ˌaɪbiˈɛm/.USA pronunciation
Compare acronym, contraction. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•bre•vi•a•tion (ə brē′vē ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor,[U.S.]for United States, lb. for pound.
- an act of abbreviating;
state or result of being abbreviated;
reduction in length, duration, etc.;
abridgment.
- Late Latin abbreviātiōn- (stem of abbreviātiō). See abbreviate, -ion
- Middle French)
- late Middle English abbreviacioun (1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abbreviation /əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən/ n - a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used in place of the whole
- the process or result of abbreviating
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