abbreviate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.6 Shorthand 2 Interlingua 2.1 Adjective 3 Italian 3.1 Verb 3.2 Anagrams

[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

to abbreviate (third-person singular simple present abbreviates, present participle abbreviating, simple past and past participle abbreviated)

1. (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
2. (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

[edit] Related terms

• abbreviation
• abbreviator

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

abbreviate (comparative more abbreviate, superlative most abbreviate)

1. (rare) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
   • The abbreviate form. — J. J. Earle
2. (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

abbreviate (plural abbreviates)

1. (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

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Adjective

abbreviate

1. Being abbreviated.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

abbreviate

1. second person plural present tense of abbreviare
2. second person plural imperative of abbreviare

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aabbeeirtv
• abbeverati