mid-15c., "act of shortening; a shortened thing," from Middle French abréviation (15c.), from Late Latin abbreviationem (nominative abbreviatio), noun of action from past participle stem of [..]

a shortened form of a word or phrase shortening something by omitting parts of it (abbreviate) abridge: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shorten [..]

A shortened form of a word. Mon for Monday St for Street TV for television. The modern trend is not to use full stops in abbreviations.

a short way of writing or printing a word, such as Dr.Doctor, Jan. for January

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A shortened form of a word or phrase used for brevity in place of the whole, consisting of the first letter, or the first few letters, followed by a period (full stop), for example, assoc. for associa [..]

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or expression. CT and Conn. are abbreviations for Connecticut. See the Abbreviations topic in the main Contents for rules on making and using abbreviation [..]

(n) a shortened form of a word or phrase(n) shortening something by omitting parts of it

n. abreviatura

a short form of a word or phrase, for example: tbc = to be confirmed; CIA = the Central Intelligence Agency

  A shortened version of a written word or phrase used to replace the original (e.g., a.s.a.p., bldg., m.l.s., mr., mrs., chapt., a.c.). Abbreviations may be used wherever acceptable. The commonly use [..]

Meaning

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.en|abbreviature