French Meaning of abbreviation

abréviation

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Definitions and Meaning of abbreviation in English

Wordnet

abbreviation (n)

a shortened form of a word or phrase

shortening something by omitting parts of it

Webster

abbreviation (n.)

The act of shortening, or reducing.

The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.

The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.

One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.

FAQs About the word abbreviation

abréviation

a shortened form of a word or phrase, shortening something by omitting parts of itThe act of shortening, or reducing., The result of abbreviating; an abridgment

abrégé,Condensation,résumé,abrégement,abstrait,expurgation,bref,digérer,aperçu,Aperçu

agrandissement,expansion,amplification,Élaboration

abbreviating => abrégeant, abbreviated => abrégé, abbreviate => abréger, abbott lawrence lowell => Abbott Lawrence Lowell, abbotship => abbaye,