abbreviate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare, formed from ad- + breviare "to shorten", from brevis short.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /əˈbriːvieɪt/
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[edit] Verb
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to abbreviate (third-person singular simple present abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, simple past and past participle abbreviated)
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
- It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. — Francis Bacon
- (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
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[edit] Translations
to make shorter
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[edit] Adjective
abbreviate (comparative more abbreviate, superlative most abbreviate)
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- (rare) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
- The abbreviate form. — J. J. Earle
- (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
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having one part relatively shorter
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[edit] Noun
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abbreviate (plural abbreviates)
- (obsolete) An abridgment.
[edit] Shorthand
- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - r - e - v - ia - t
- (Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - r - e - v
[edit] Interlingua
[edit] Adjective
abbreviate
- Being abbreviated.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
abbreviate
- second person plural present tense of abbreviare
- second person plural imperative of abbreviare
[edit] Anagrams
- Alphagram: aabbeeirtv
- abbeverati