ABBREVIATORY

Etymology

Adjective

abbreviatory (comparative more abbreviatory, superlative most abbreviatory)

Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging. [Mid 19th century.]

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*bre"vi*a*to*ry, a.

Definition: Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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