abbreviate
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Abbreviate, and abridge; abbreviation is the shortening of a piece of writing no matter how accomplished.
From Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
Abbreviate the names of months which have more than five letters.
From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor
Abbreviate Fort to Ft., whether a city or a post.
From The Style Book of The Detroit News by News, The Detroit
Abbreviate without periods in market review and quotations: 25c, bu, brls, tcs, pkgs, f o b, p t, etc.
From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor
Abbreviate the common designations of weights and measures in the metric system, as well as other symbols of measurement in common use when following a numeral; 1 m.,
From Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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