Meaning abbreviate
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abbreviatemid-15c., "to make shorter," from Latin abbreviatus, past participle of abbreviare "to shorten" (see abbreviation). Also sometimes 15c. abbrevy, from Middle French abrevier (14c.), [..]
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abbreviateto shorten.
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abbreviatefarkirtsn
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abbreviateopkirtsn
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abbreviate(v) shorten(v) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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abbreviatecurto
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abbreviate1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. "It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off." 2. <mathematics> To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. 3. <biology> Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordi [..]
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abbreviate
(obsolete,transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details.
* Volapük: (brefükön)
* Welsh: (byrhau), (cwtogi), (talfyrru)
to reduce to lower terms
* Dutch:la|abbrevi?tus, perfect pa [..]
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