съкращение — 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.
• cutback noun A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
• retrenchment noun A curtailment or reduction.

Senses

съкращение 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 (orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
• cutback A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
• layoff (chiefly, US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
• retrenchment A curtailment or reduction.

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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