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abbreviatory

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ab⋅bre⋅vi⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [uh-bree-vee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–adjective
serving to abbreviate or shorten: “IA” is an abbreviatory form of “Iowa.”
Origin:
1840–50; abbreviate + -ory 1
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