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abbreviations ab·bre·vi·a·tion

Spelling: [uh-bree-vee-ey-shuh n]

IPA: /əˌbri viˈeɪ ʃən/

Abbreviations is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 1711 anagrams from letters in abbreviations (aabbeiinorstv).

Definitions for abbreviations

noun

1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, lb. for pound.
2. an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment; summary:
3. a short phrase or reduced form used to represent a larger, more complex idea, situation, set of beliefs, etc.:
4. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, lb. for pound.
5. an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment; summary:
6. a short phrase or reduced form used to represent a larger, more complex idea, situation, set of beliefs, etc.:

Origin of abbreviations

1400-50; late Middle English abbreviacioun (Middle French) Late Latin abbreviātiōn- (stem of abbreviātiō). See abbreviate, -ion

Examples for abbreviations

He attributed it, doubtless, to his abbreviation of her name, for he smiled grimly.

I told him the abbreviation and he typed it into the computer, his face lighting up with epiphany before sending me on my way.

(an abbreviation of Pluteus, press), with the number and shelf.

Surnames of authors when ascertained, the abbreviation "Anon."

The desert creeps at the rate of fingernails; the abbreviation for street is the same as that for saint.

This abbreviation is not used by those who are careful in the choice of words.

GTL (Jerseyan, n.)—the abbreviation for the guido way of life, which stands for gym, tanning, laundry.

The -us abbreviation, similar to a small 9, is shown here as us.

Sometimes the symbol is an abbreviation of the old Latin name.

It is too long to quote, too sublime to be marred by abbreviation.

A list of abbreviations to be used was given in the Library journal, Vol.

I loved the simplicity of it, I loved the autonomy of it, and I loved the language of abbreviations that instant messaging has.

Details about abbreviations and reconstructions are given at the end of the text.

The metric symbols are treated as abbreviations but the chemical symbols are not.

The names of book sizes (12mo 16mo) are not regarded as abbreviations.

The old dean had a code of abbreviations: M.D. for "My dear," Ppt.

And Luke taught me all of the abbreviations: “brb” means “be right back,” “U2” means “you too,” “g2g” means “got to go.”

That is, I almost never encounter students who write “U” instead of “you” or use smiley faces or abbreviations like “LOL.”

All the abbreviations used in this plate are readily understood.

The writing was bad, the spelling was worse, and the abbreviations were confusing.