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| ab·bre·vi·ate [ ə brvee ayt ] (past and past participle ab·bre·vi·at·ed, present participle ab·bre·vi·at·ing, 3rd person present singular ab·bre·vi·ates) |
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1. shorten word: to shorten a word by leaving out some of its letters or sounds
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2. shorten text: to shorten a piece of text by cutting sections or paraphrasing it
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| [15th century. < Latin abbreviat-, past participle of abbreviare "shorten" < brevis "short"] |
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 ab·bre·vi·a·tor noun |
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