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ab·bre·vi·ate

Pronounced:

/əˈbri:viˌeɪt/Listen to audio

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

ab·bre·vi·ates; ab·bre·vi·at·ed; ab·bre·vi·at·ing

Meaning:

[+ obj] : to make (something) shorter ▪ He gave us an abbreviated [=shortened] account of his travels. ; especially : to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form ▪ You can abbreviate the word “building” as “bldg.” ▪ “United States of America” is commonly abbreviated to/as “USA.”
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