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- 1. a shortened form of a word or phrase: "SKU is the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit" Similar Opposite
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a short form of a word or phrase: "ITV" is the abbreviation for "Independent Television". Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to be the abbreviation for something. be an/the abbreviation for DST is the abbreviation for daylight saving time. stand for GPS stands for "Global Positioning System". short for something Jo is short for Josephine.
What is an abbreviation? An abbreviation is a shortened form of a written word or phrase. Abbreviations may be used to save space and time, to avoid repetition of long words and phrases, or simply to conform to conventional usage.
An abbreviation is a shortened version of a word or phrase, such as prof. for professor or Mr. for mister. Abbreviation is also the act of shortening words or phrases, as in The abbreviation of department names is common in government. We use several different methods to create abbreviations.
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning "short") is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym) or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word with a trailing period.
An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
Abbreviation is the process of shortening something, usually a word or phrase, or the shortened version itself. “Mr.” is the abbreviation of “mister,” NASA is the abbreviation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, etc. (hey, that's an abbreviation too).
n. 1. a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, NW for Northwest, ab. for about, ft. for foot, or lb. for pound. 2. an act or result of abbreviating; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment.
ABBREVIATION definition: a shorter form of a word or phrase, especially used in writing: . Learn more.
A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps. The fact or state of being made shorter. A shortened form of a word or phrase, as N.Y. for New York, Mr. for Mister, lb for pound, ctn for cotangent.
Definition of abbreviation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
