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abbreviated Definition


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abbreviate
verb
    abbreviated, abbreviating
    1. To shorten, especially to represent (a long word) by a shortened form.
      Thesaurus: shorten, condense, contract, summarize, compress, cut, trim, précis.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin abbreviare, abbreviatum to shorten.



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