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  1. abbreviation:
  2. abbreviate:


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Detailed Synonyms for abbreviation in English

abbreviation:

abbreviation [the ~] noun

  1. the abbreviation
    the abbreviation
  2. the abbreviation
    – shortening something by omitting parts of it 1
    the abbreviation
    – shortening something by omitting parts of it 1
  3. the abbreviation
    – a shortened form of a word or phrase 1
    the abbreviation
    – a shortened form of a word or phrase 1

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Related Definitions for "abbreviation":

  1. shortening something by omitting parts of it1
  2. a shortened form of a word or phrase1

abbreviation form of abbreviate:

to abbreviate verb (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)

  1. to abbreviate
    to abbreviate; to shorten
    • abbreviate verb (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  2. to abbreviate
    – shorten 1
    to abbreviate
    – shorten 1
    • abbreviate verb (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
  3. to abbreviate
    – reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 1
    to reduce; to cut; to contract; to abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten; foreshorten
    – reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 1
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
    • contract verb (contracts, contracted, contracting)
    • abbreviate verb (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
    • abridge verb (abridges, abridged, abridging)
    • shorten verb (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • The manuscript must be shortened1

Conjugations for abbreviate:

present
  1. abbreviate
  2. abbreviate
  3. abbreviates
  4. abbreviate
  5. abbreviate
  6. abbreviate
simple past
  1. abbreviated
  2. abbreviated
  3. abbreviated
  4. abbreviated
  5. abbreviated
  6. abbreviated
present perfect
  1. have abbreviated
  2. have abbreviated
  3. has abbreviated
  4. have abbreviated
  5. have abbreviated
  6. have abbreviated
past continuous
  1. was abbreviating
  2. were abbreviating
  3. was abbreviating
  4. were abbreviating
  5. were abbreviating
  6. were abbreviating
future
  1. shall abbreviate
  2. will abbreviate
  3. will abbreviate
  4. shall abbreviate
  5. will abbreviate
  6. will abbreviate
continuous present
  1. am abbreviating
  2. are abbreviating
  3. is abbreviating
  4. are abbreviating
  5. are abbreviating
  6. are abbreviating
subjunctive
  1. be abbreviated
  2. be abbreviated
  3. be abbreviated
  4. be abbreviated
  5. be abbreviated
  6. be abbreviated
diverse
  1. abbreviate!
  2. let's abbreviate!
  3. abbreviated
  4. abbreviating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

abbreviate

  1. abbreviate

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Related Definitions for "abbreviate":

  1. shorten1
  2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements1

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