Abbreviation

[Ab*bre`vi*a·tion]

Abbreviation is the process of shortening something, usually a word or phrase, or the shortened version itself. “Mr.” is the abbreviation of “mister,” NASA is the abbreviation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, etc. (hey, that's an abbreviation too).

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The act of shortening, or reducing.

Noun
shortening something by omitting parts of it

Noun
a shortened form of a word or phrase


n.
The act of shortening, or reducing.

n.
The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.

n.
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.

n.
One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.


Abbreviation

Ab*bre`vi*a"tion , n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbr'82viation.] 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.

The act of shortening, or reducing.

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