Abbreviation

[əbriːvɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n] or [ə'brivɪ'eʃən]

Definition

(noun.) shortening something by omitting parts of it.

(noun.) a shortened form of a word or phrase.

Typed by Cedric--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of shortening, or reducing.

(n.) The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.

(n.) 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.

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

Typist: Sam

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Shortening (by cutting off), curtailment, contraction, ABRIDGMENT, reduction, condensation, compression.

Typed by Bert

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Abridgment, reduction, contraction, curtailment, abstract, summary, epitome,condensation, compression

ANT:Elongation, prolongation, extension, production, amplification, enlargement,expansion, dilation, expatiation, explication, dilution

Edited by Janet