скъсяване — meaning in English

English meaning

• abbreviation noun A shortened form of a word or phrase, standing in for the full version.
• abridgment noun The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
• contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
• truncation noun The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).

Senses

скъсяване is used for these senses in English:

• abbreviation (linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]
• abridgment (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
• abridgment (dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
• contraction A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
• shortening the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
• truncation (linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).

abridgment — full definition

1. noun The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
2. noun The state of being abridged or lessened.
3. noun An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
4. noun That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly

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