ABBREVIATION

abbreviation

(noun) shortening something by omitting parts of it

abbreviation

(noun) a shortened form of a word or phrase

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

abbreviation (countable and uncountable, plural abbreviations)

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16^th century.]

The process of abbreviating. [Mid 16^th century.]

(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.

(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.

Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.

(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.

(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.

Synonyms

• abbreviature; abridgement; abstract; compend; compression; condensation; contraction; curtailment; epitome; reduction; shortcut; summary

Antonyms

• amplification; dilation; enlargement; expansion; expatiation; extension; production

Hyponyms

• (linguistics): acronym (employing initial letters or syllables); initialism (employing initial letters); symbol, sign (employing marks other than letters)

Source: Wiktionary

---

Ab*bre`vi*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbréviation.]

1. The act of shortening, or reducing.

2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. Tylor.

3. The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.

4. (Mus.)

Definition: One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers. Moore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins