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Rareabbreviate
The correct spelling is abbreviate.
How to pronounce abbreviate
/ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/
verbIPA: /ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/
Say it like: Abb-rev-iat-e
The correct spelling is abbreviate. To shorten by omitting parts or details.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To shorten by omitting parts or details.
- 2.To speak or write in a brief manner.
- 3.To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
- 4.To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
- 5.To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
noun
- 1.An abridgment.
adjective
- 1.Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
- 2.Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
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