Definitions

abbreviation

[uh-bree-vee-ey-shuhn] / əˌbri viˈeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

something shortened

Synonyms

STRONG

abridgement abstract abstraction clipping compendium compression condensation contraction digest outline precis précis reduction sketch summary syllabus synopsis

Antonyms

STRONG

enlargement expansion extension increase lengthening

WEAK

augmentation

Example Sentences

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Abbreviation of minutes, as in "give me five micks." 9-4.

From Time Magazine Archive

Abbreviation Left hand up, while the R foot is moving and the L hopping.

From The Highland Fling and How to Teach it by Grant, Horatio N.

Abbreviation for Your mileage may vary common on Usenet.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

Last steps Abbreviation, bold and strong, 391 And leads the volant trains of words along; With sweet loquacity to Hermes springs, And decks his forehead and his feet with wings.

From The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes by Darwin, Erasmus

Abbreviation and contraction are used of words and phrases, abridgment of books, paragraphs, sentences, etc.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

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