abbreviatura — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbreviation noun A shortened form of a word or phrase, standing in for the full version.
Senses
abbreviatura 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.]
- initialism (linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
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