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lyhentynyt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abbreviate verb To shorten by omitting parts or details.

Senses

lyhentynyt is used for these senses in English:

  • abbreviate (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abbreviate — full definition

  1. verb To shorten by omitting parts or details.
  2. verb To speak or write in a brief manner.
  3. verb To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
  4. verb To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.

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