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1. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

2. A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.

3. The process of abbreviating.

4. A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.