abbreviation
noun
/əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/
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/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
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- (linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]
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Abkürzung,
Abbreviatur,
Kurzbezeichnung,
Kurzform,
Kürzel,
Abbreviation
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- (music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
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Abkürzung
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abbreviate
verb
/ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/
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/əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt/
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- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
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abkürzen,
kürzen
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abbreviated
adjective
/əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/
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/əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/
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- Shortened; made briefer.
- Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
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abgekürzt
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abbreviative
adjective
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- Tending to abbreviate; condensed.
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abkürzend
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