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Meaning of abbreviated

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

abbreviated

Pronunciation:/əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd//əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To shorten by omitting parts or details.

  2. To speak or write in a brief manner.

  3. To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.

  4. To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Shortened; made briefer.

    Example: The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.

  2. Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.

  3. Scanty, as in clothing.