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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 Middle English abbreviacioun (< Middle French ) < Late Latin abbreviātiōn- (stem of abbreviātiō). See abbreviate, -ion
1400–50; late Middle English abbreviacioun (< Middle French ) < Late Latin abbreviātiōn- (stem of abbreviātiō). See abbreviate, -ion
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Abbreviation
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
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Example Sentences
- In mailing addresses, the postal code usually precedes the two-letter state abbreviation.
- My signature is my first initial, followed by an abbreviation of my last name.
- Yet multiple use of an abbreviation only creates confusion.
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abbreviation
mid-15c., 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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abbreviation definition
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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