German Meaning of abbreviate

abkürzen

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Definitions and Meaning of abbreviate in English

Wordnet

abbreviate (v)

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

shorten

Webster

abbreviate (v. t.)

To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

Webster

abbreviate (a.)

Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

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abbreviate (n.)

An abridgment.

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abkürzen

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements, shortenTo make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words wr

kürzen,Kürzen,kürzen,elidieren‎,reduzieren,abschneiden,Kürzung,abklingen,abstrakt,komprimieren

Hinzufügen,verlängern,vergrößern,erweitern,verlängern,Steigerung,verlängern,verlängern,Supplement,verstärken

abbott lawrence lowell => Abbott Lawrence Lowell, abbotship => Abtei, abbot => Abt, abbeys => Abteien, abbey => Abtei,