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abbreviation

abb·re·via·tion

UK/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ US/əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ rare

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shortening something by omitting parts of it

Origin

First attested 1400-50. From Middle English abbreviacioun, from Middle French abreviation, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiō, from Latin ad + breviō (“shorten”), from brevis (“short”). By surface analysis, abbreviate + -ion.

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