abbreviated
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viˌeɪ adjective
1.
shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
2.
(of clothing) scanty; barely covering the body: an abbreviated bathing suit.
3.
constituting a shorter or smaller version of: The large car was an abbreviated limousine.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase, as ft. for foot, ab. for about, R.I. for Rhode Island, NW for Northwest, or Xn for Christian.
2.
to reduce (anything) in length, duration, etc.; make briefer: to abbreviate a speech.
verb (used without object)
3.
to use abbreviations.
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is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to shorten (a word or phrase) by contraction or omission of some letters or words |
| 2. | to shorten (a speech or piece of writing) by omitting sections, paraphrasing, etc |
| 3. | to cut short |
| [C15: from the past participle of Late Latin abbreviāre, from Latin brevis brief] | |
| ab'breviator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
abbreviate
mid-15c., from L. abbreviatus, pp. of abbreviare "to shorten" (see abbreviation). Also sometimes 15c. abbrevy, from M.Fr. abrevier (14c.), from L. abbreviare. Related: Abbreviated; abbreviating.
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Example sentences
And if you've ever wondered how recipes go from idea to reality, here's an abbreviated peek.
More significant is the still further abbreviated form in which the sounds of speech are not articulated at all.
Most secondary-school pupils have their own mobile telephones, and they use an abbreviated phonetic language to communicate.
It should be used as an adjective to describe the product and should never be used in abbreviated form.
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