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Etymology[]

From Latin abbreviātus, perfect passive participle of abbreviō (abbreviate), formed from ad + breviō (shorten), from brevis (short).

Pronunciation[]

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Abbreviate

Third person singular
abbreviat

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
ing

to Abbreviate (third-person singular simple present abbreviat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

  1. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
    • It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. — Francis Bacon
  2. (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

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Translations[]

Adjective[]

Abbreviate (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
Abbreviate

Comparative
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Superlative
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  1. (rare) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
  2. (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

Translations[]

Noun[]

Singular
Abbreviate

Plural
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Abbreviate ({{{1}}})

  1. (obsolete) An abridgment.

Shorthand[]

(Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - r - e - v

Interlingua[]

Adjective[]

abbreviate

  1. Being abbreviated.

Italian[]

Verb[]

abbreviate

  1. second person plural present tense of abbreviare
  2. second person plural imperative of abbreviare

Anagrams[]

  • aabbeeirtv,
  • abbeverati

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