略語 — meaning in English
ryakugo
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English meaning
- abbreviation noun A shortened form of a word or phrase, standing in for the full version.
- acronym noun A word formed from the first letters of a longer phrase, especially one pronounced as a single word rather than spelled out.
- short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
Senses
略語 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.]
- acronym (linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
- short (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).