abbreviation
n. act of shortening by removing or omitting a part; shortened form of a word or words | ||||
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Abbreviation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abbreviation
(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.)
The act of shortening, or reducing.
(n.)
One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.
(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.)
The act of shortening, or reducing.
(n.)
One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.
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abbreviation
Noun
1. a shortened form of a word or phrase
(hypernym) form, word form, signifier, descriptor
(hyponym) apocope
(derivation) abbreviate
(class) appro
2. shortening something by omitting parts of it
(hypernym) shortening
Noun
1. a shortened form of a word or phrase
(hypernym) form, word form, signifier, descriptor
(hyponym) apocope
(derivation) abbreviate
(class) appro
2. shortening something by omitting parts of it
(hypernym) shortening
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abbreviation
\ab*bre`vi*a"tion\ (&?;), n. [ll. abbreviatio: cf. f. abbréviation.]
1. the act of shortening, or reducing.
2. the result of abbreviating; an abridgment.
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.
abbreviation
\ab*bre`vi*a"tion\ (&?;), n. [ll. abbreviatio: cf. f. abbréviation.]
1. the act of shortening, or reducing.
2. the result of abbreviating; an abridgment.
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.
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Cytiad
Cytiad = n. abbreviation
Cytiad = n. abbreviation
Talfyredigaeth
Talfyredigaeth = n. an abbreviation, an abridgement
Abbreviation Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abbreviation
zhipenaya
zhipenaya
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