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- 1. a shortened form of a word or phrase: "SKU is the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit" Similar Opposite
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us / əˌbri·viˈeɪ·ʃən / Add to word list. a shortened form esp. of a word or phrase: UN is the abbreviation for the United Nations. The letters i.e. are an abbreviation of a Latin phrase that means "that is."
What is an abbreviation? An abbreviation is a shortened form of a written word or phrase. Abbreviations may be used to save space and time, to avoid repetition of long words and phrases, or simply to conform to conventional usage. The styling of abbreviations is inconsistent and arbitrary and includes many possible variations.
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning "short" [1]) is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym) or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word with a trailing period.
us / əˌbri·viˈeɪ·ʃən / Add to word list. a shortened form esp. of a word or phrase: UN is the abbreviation for the United Nations. The letters i.e. are an abbreviation of a Latin phrase that means "that is."
1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, lb. for pound. 2. an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment.
Definition of abbreviation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Abbreviation is the process of shortening something, usually a word or phrase, or the shortened version itself. “Mr.” is the abbreviation of “mister,” NASA is the abbreviation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, etc. (hey, that's an abbreviation too).
An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word. More Grammar Question
ABBREVIATION definition: a shorter form of a word or phrase, especially used in writing: . Learn more.
noun. The act or product of shortening. American Heritage. A making shorter. Webster's New World. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps. American Heritage. The fact or state of being made shorter. Webster's New World.
