abbreviator

Variant of abbreviate

transitive verb abbreviated, abbreviating

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

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

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