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The correct spelling is abbreviated.
How to pronounce abbreviated
verb
IPA: /əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/
Say it like: Abb-rev-iat-ed
The correct spelling is abbreviated. To shorten by omitting parts or details. For example: "The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half."
Usage Examples
“The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.”
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.
adjective
- 1.Shortened; made briefer.
- 2.Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
- 3.Scanty, as in clothing.
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