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Definition of abbreviate:

(v) : to make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken; to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction
"it is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. -- Bacon"
(adj) : abbreviated; abridged; shortened; having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type
"the abbreviate form. -- Earle"
(n) : an abridgment
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Definition of abbreviate:

(v) : to make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by means of contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken; to reduce to lower terms, as a fraction
"it is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. -- Bacon"
(adj) : abbreviated; abridged; shortened; having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type
"the abbreviate form. -- Earle"
(n) : an abridgment
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