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abreviatura — 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.
  • abbreviature noun An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
  • shorthand noun A fast system of writing using symbols or abbreviations instead of full words.

Senses

abreviatura 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.]
  • shorthand (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

abbreviature — full definition

  1. noun An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
  2. noun An abbreviated state or form.
  3. noun A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
  4. noun The process of abbreviating.

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