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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-bree-vee-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˌbri viˈeɪ ʃən |
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Définition of abbreviation
Origin :- mid-15c., from Middle French abréviation (15c.), from Late Latin abbreviationem (nominative abbreviatio), noun of action from past participle stem of abbreviare "make brief," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + breviare "shorten," from brevis "short, low, little, shallow" (see brief (adj.)).
- noun something shortened
- (an abbreviation of Pluteus, press), with the number and shelf.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 68, February 15, 1851 » by Various
- This abbreviation is not used by those who are careful in the choice of words.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- Surnames of authors when ascertained, the abbreviation "Anon."
- Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
- The -us abbreviation, similar to a small 9, is shown here as us.
- Extract from : « The cforte of louers » by Stephen Hawes
- It is too long to quote, too sublime to be marred by abbreviation.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 » by Various
- Sometimes the symbol is an abbreviation of the old Latin name.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- He attributed it, doubtless, to his abbreviation of her name, for he smiled grimly.
- Extract from : « The Last Woman » by Ross Beeckman
- It was so in the Pequod with the little negro Pippin by nick-name, Pip by abbreviation.
- Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
- The abbreviation for complement of latitude, or what it is short of 90°.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- The abbreviation of allotment, or allowance to wife or mother.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
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