abreviación — 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.
- abridgment noun The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
Senses
abreviación 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 — full definition
- noun The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
- noun The state of being abridged or lessened.
- noun An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- noun That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly