abbreviating
Variant of abbreviate
abbreviate
Definition
ab·bre·vi·ate (ə brē′vē āt′)
transitive verb abbreviated -·at′ed, abbreviating -·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
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