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abbreviate Definition

ab·bre·vi·ate (ə brēvē āt′)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. to make shorter
  2. to shorten (a word or phrase) by leaving out or substituting letters

Etymology: < LL abbreviatus, pp. of abbreviare < L ad-, to + breviare < brevis, brief

abbreviate Related Forms
ab·bre·via′·tor noun
abbreviate Synonyms

abbreviate

v.

shorten, cut, condense, abridge; see decrease 2, shorten. See syn. study atshorten.

abbreviate Usage Examples

Object

  • syntax: Each of the properties used can set multiple display behaviors with an abbreviated syntax.
  • version: Classic Frank Richards, an abbreviated version of his novel of the previous year of the same name.
  • formula: The structures are shown as abbreviated structural formulae and skeletal formulae.
  • title: The course code and abbreviated title will appear on the record for the Session in question.
  • form: Have there been any attempts on making an abbreviated form of XSLT Yes, there have.
  • account: However, a small group cannot file abbreviated accounts at Companies House.

Preposition: as

  • abbreviation: Commands may be abbreviated so long as the abbreviation is not ambiguous.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • such: There can be mistakes made on abbreviated names such as Edw this could be Edward, Edwin, or Edwina.

Adjective complement

  • Latin: This will have a transcript of the original abbreviated Latin on the left page, facing an English translation on the right page.

Modifying Another Word

  • hereafter: The number of letters that a child can hold in memory is called their Visual Attention Span level ( hereafter abbreviated to VAS ).
  • commonly: Devonshire House, commonly abbreviated to DH, is a large building used predominantly by the Guild.
  • sometimes: See leaflet for students produced by QAA So progress files contain both personal and academic records, sometimes abbreviated as PARs.
  • usually: The name of a private company must end with the word " Limited " usually abbreviated to " Ltd " .
  • somewhat: The half-day sessions cover most of this material, in somewhat abbreviated form.
  • often: The World Wide Web is often abbreviated to the Web or WWW.

Present participle complement

  • accord: Titles of journals must be abbreviated according to Index Medicus.

Preposition: in

  • text: Hereafter abbreviated in text as SB. [ 10 ] John Haffenden, 'Life Over Literature; or, Whatever Happened to Critical Biography?
  • dselect: Required packages are abbreviated in dselect as " Req " .
  • way: Abbreviated in this way, it does sound rather petty so please allow me to restate the context in which I made this remark.
  • article: Abbreviated in this article as " SP, " " SP I, " or " SP II.

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