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Abbreviation
əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn
Abbreviation definitions
noun
abbreviation
abbreviations
- a shortened form of a word or phrase
"the chemical symbol Ag is an abbreviation of the Latin word for silver, argentum"
shortened form short form contraction elision acronym initialism symbol diminutive shortening reduction cutting cutting short/down contraction condensation compression abridgement truncation clipping cropping paring down pruning shrinking constricting telescoping- the process of abbreviating something
"nursing records must be written without abbreviation"