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Meaning of abbreviate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

abbreviate

Pronunciation:/ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt//əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt/

verb

Definitions

To shorten by omitting parts or details.
To speak or write in a brief manner.
To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abbreviate

abbreviate

Pronunciation:/əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt/

noun

Definitions

An abridgment.

adjective

Definitions

Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abbreviate