abbreviate
abbreviate
Definition
ab·bre·vi·ate (ə brē′vē āt′)
transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing
- to make shorter
- to shorten (a word or phrase) by leaving out or substituting letters
Etymology: < LL abbreviatus, pp. of abbreviare < L ad-, to + breviare < brevis, brief
ab·bre′·via′·tor noun
abbreviate
Synonyms
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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