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Abbreviation
/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
📖 Definitions of "Abbreviation"
noun
- 1
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
- 2
A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
- 3
The process of abbreviating.
- 4
A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
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