[
UK
/ɐbɹˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /əˌbɹiviˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /əˌbɹiviˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- shortening something by omitting parts of it
- a shortened form of a word or phrase
How To Use abbreviation In A Sentence
- Acronyms or abbreviations can confuse a client who is looking for the business in a resource listing.
- Electronic records also contained significantly more words, abbreviations, and symbols.
- Nevertheless, abbreviation pays off in having everything fit into a tight volume.
- I think it is you who suffers some abbreviation of time on this timetable.
- Isn't abbreviation a prelude to obliteration?
- They have exploited this radical abbreviation of focal length to develop a prototype of a credit-card-thin camera.
- A very useful work for all Latin abbreviations is that of CAPELLI, Dizionario delle abbreviature latine ed italiane (Milan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
- The update for the text abbreviation expansion utility added the ability to customize the application's keyboard shortcuts.
- Type in abbreviations, there is a big chance you get them expanded into the corresponding Arabic phrase, "BRB", "JAK", "ISA", "TYT" are few examples. MSDN Blogs
- deadass" tired; those in Los Angeles would be more likely to follow the word tired with the abbreviation "af" - short for "as expletive. The Seattle Times