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Etymology[]

Established 1400–50. From late Middle English abbreviacioun, from Middle French abréviation, from Late Latin abbreviātiō, from ab (from) + abbreviō (shorten, abridge).

Pronunciation[]

  • (RP) IPA: /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun[]

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  1. A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole: Dr.
  2. The act or result of shortening or reducing.
  3. (music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demi-semiquavers, or hemi-demi-semiquavers.
  4. (mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.

Translations[]

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References[]

  • abbreviation” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • abbreviation” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • Template:R:WordNet 2003

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