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Definition of "abbreviation" []

  • The act or product of shortening. (noun)
  • A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "abbreviation" in a sentence
  • "Fiat and Alfa separately designed two analogous models, named in military terms AR 51 (the abbreviation is short for 'Autoveicoli da Ricognizione' and the number a reference to its year of introduction of 1951) both with 1900 cm3 engines."
  • "So it goes with abbreviations; if you want to be literal, an abbreviation is an abbreviated form of something."
  • "In case you didn't know, that abbreviation is for 'Release Candidate'."
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