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Etymology
Established 1400�50. From late ME. abbreviacioun, from MF. abréviation, from LL. #Latin|abbrevi�ti�n, from ab �from� + brevis �short� + -ion �action�.

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/��bri�vi�eɪ�n/
rhymes|eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole: Dr.
2. The act or result of shortening or reduce|reducing.
3. music One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demi-semiquavers, or hemi-demi-semiquavers.

Translations
trans-top|shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase
Chinese: 簡寫, �� (ji�nxi�); 縮寫, 缩� (su�xi�)
Crimean Tatar: abbreviatura
Croatian: t-|hr|abrevijacija|f, t-|hr|kratica|f
Czech: t+|cs|zkratka|f
Danish: t|da|forkortelse|c
Dutch: t+|nl|afkorting|f
Finnish: t+|fi|lyhenne
French: t|fr|abréviation|f
German: t+|de|Abkürzung|f, t-|de|Kurzbezeichnung|f, t+|de|Kürzel|n, t+|de|Kurzform|f
Hebrew: ר�ש� ת���ת (rashei teivot) mp
Icelandic: t+|is|skammstöfun|f
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Italian: t+|it|abbreviazione
Japanese: t|ja|��|trryakugo|scJpan,t-|ja|��|trryakuji|scJpan
Maltese: abbrevjazzjoni
Norwegian: t|no|forkortelse|m
Polish: t|pl|skrót|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|abreviatura|f, t+|pt|abreviação|f
Russian: �ок�a�ение (sokraš�énije) n, абб�евиа���а (abbreviatúra) f
Slovene: kratica f, okrajšava f
Spanish: t+|es|abreviatura|f
Swedish: t+|sv|förkortning|c
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trans-top|act or result of shortening or reducing
Chinese: 縮寫, 缩� (su�xi�)
Croatian: t-|hr|abrevijacija|f, t-|hr|kratica|f
Czech: t|cs|zkrácení|n
Danish: t|da|forkortelse|c
Dutch: t+|nl|afkorting|f, t|nl|verkorting|f
Finnish: t-|fi|lyhentäminen, t|fi|lyhennös, t|fi|lyhennelmä, t|fi|lyhennys
German: t+|de|Abkürzung|f
Icelandic: t+|is|stytting|f
Italian: t+|it|abbreviazione
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Japanese: t|ja|��|trsh�ryaku|scJpan, t|ja|�縮|trtanshuku|scJpan
Maltese: abbrevjazzjoni
Norwegian: t|no|forkorting|m|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|abreviatura|f, abreviação f
Russian: �ок�a�ение (sokraš�énije) n, ��езание (ur'ezánije) n
Spanish: t|es|abreviación|f
Swedish: förkortning c, förkortande n (the act of...)
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trans-top|music: one or more dashes through the stem of a note
Finnish: t-|fi|lyhennysmerkki
Icelandic: t+|is|stytting|f
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Italian: t+|it|abbreviazione
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ttbc|Catalan: t+|ca|abreviatura|f
ttbc|Czech: zkratka f (3)
ttbc|Esperanto: mallongigo
ttbc|Frisian: ôfkoarting
ttbc|Indonesian: singkatan
ttbc|Interlingua: #Interlingua|abbreviation (3)
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ttbc|Irish: giorrú m (gs -rraithe, p -rruithe)
ttbc|Korean: �� (��) (yakeo)
ttbc|Latin: abbreviatio
ttbc|Novial: abreviatione
ttbc|Slovak: skratka f (2, 3) ttbc|Vietnamese: sự tóm tắt, sự rút ngắn, bài tóm tắt, chữ viết tắt, sự ư�c lược], [[sự rút g�n
ttbc|Welsh: talfyriad m
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References
R:American Heritage 2000|abbreviation
R:Dictionary.com|abbreviation
R:WordNet 2003|abbreviation

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