abbreviation

Noun
  1. A shortened form of a word or phrase (synset 107105779)
    domain member usage: appro - an informal British abbreviation of approval
    is a type of: descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
    subtypes:
    • apocope - abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
    • initialism - an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately
  2. Shortening something by omitting parts of it (synset 100359961)
    is a type of: shortening - act of decreasing in length

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