abbreviation

ab-bre-vi-a-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A shortened form of a word or phrase, typically using the initial letters.

  2. 2.

    The process of shortening something.

Forms

plural: abbreviations

Related words

See also: abbreviate, acronym, initialism
Synonyms: acronym, contraction, shortening

Etymology

From Latin abbreviatio, from abbreviare (to shorten).