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ab⋅bre⋅vi⋅a⋅tion
[uh-bree-vee-ey-shuh
n]
–noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME abbreviacioun (< MF) < LL abbreviātiōn- (s. of abbreviātiō). See abbreviate, -ion
1400–50; late ME abbreviacioun (< MF) < LL abbreviātiōn- (s. of abbreviātiō). See abbreviate, -ion

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Abbreviation
Ab*bre`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbr['e]viation.]1. The act of shortening, or reducing. 2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. --Tylor. 3. The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America. 4. (Mus.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers. --Moore.
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Language Translation for : abbreviation
Spanish:
abreviatura,
German:
die Abkürzung,
Japanese:
省略形
abbreviation
A shortened form of an expression, usually followed by a period. Dr. is a standard abbreviation for Doctor; MA is a standard abbreviation for Massachusetts.
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abbreviation
1460, from M.Fr. abréviation, from L.L. abbreviationem (nom. abbreviatio), from pp. of abbreviare "make brief," from L. ad "to" + breviare "shorten," from brevis "short, low, little, shallow" (see brief (adj.)).
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