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Definition of abbreviates:
(v) :
(transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
(v) :
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
(v) :
(transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
(v) :
(obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details.
(v) :
(obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner.
(adj) :
(biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
Definition of abbreviates:
(v) :
(transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
(v) :
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
(v) :
(transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
(v) :
(obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details.
(v) :
(obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner.
(adj) :
(biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
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