Look up: abbreviate

1. abbreviate
   [v] - shorten, as of words
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2. abbreviate
   a numerical code sent by a caller using the Abbreviated Dialling Service which identifies the telephone number of the party to whom he wishes to be connected Category: News-systems and communications • a facility which enables a user to employ an address having fewer characters than the ...
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3. Abbreviate
   Ab·bre'vi·ate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Abbreviated ; present participle & verbal noun Abbreviating .] [ Latin abbreviatus , past participle of abbreviare
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4. Abbreviate
   Ab·bre'vi·ate adjective [ Latin abbreviatus , past participle ] 1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [ R.] 'The abbreviate form.' Earle. 2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
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5. Abbreviate
   Ab·bre'vi·ate noun An abridgment. [ Obsolete] Elyot.
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6. abbreviate
   1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. 'It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off.' ... 2. <mathematics> To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. ... 3. <biology> Having one part ...
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7. abbreviate
   verb shorten; `Abbreviate `New York` and write `NY``
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8. Abbreviate
   • (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. • (v. t.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. • (a.) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. • (a.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or th...
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9. abbreviate
   abbreviate Abridged, shortened, cut short. The -brev- in this word comes from Latin brevis, 'short', which is also the source of brief. Therefore, abbreviate means to make briefer, to make shorter by combining or omitting.
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10. Abbreviate
    Abbreviate means make shorter.
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11. Abbreviate
    In biology, the term abbreviate describes a part that is relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
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