ABBREVIATIONS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Abbreviation

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French abreviation, from ecclesiastical Latin abbreviatio(n-), from the verb abbreviare (see abbreviate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a shortened form of a word or phrase

Short Definition:

shortened form of word or phrase

Examples:
  • the chemical symbol Ag is an abbreviation of the Latin word for silver, argentum
  • use simple words and no abbreviations

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