| Definitions of 'Abbreviation' |
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1. (noun) abbreviation
a shortened form of a word or phrase
2. (noun) abbreviation
shortening something by omitting parts of it
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| Definitions of 'Abbreviation' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Abbreviation
the act of shortening, or reducing
2. (noun) Abbreviation
the result of abbreviating; an abridgment
3. (noun) Abbreviation
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. (noun) Abbreviation
one dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers
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