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abbreviation

/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
noun

  1. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

  2. 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 +, =, @.

  3. The process of abbreviating.

Synonymsabbreviature, abridgement, abstract, compend, compression, condensation
Antonymsamplification, dilation, enlargement, expansion, expatiation, extension

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