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abbreviation English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word abbreviation once they have reached the level B2 – Upper Intermediate. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning abbreviation meaning

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Definitions in simple English

abbreviation Noun

— An abbreviation is a shorter way of a word or phrase. "" is an abbreviation of the word "hamburger".

abbreviation

— noun shortening something by omitting parts of it

— noun a shortened form of a word or phrase

Synonyms abbreviation synonyms

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abbreviation English » English

abridgement

shortening

acronym

abridgment

omission

shortness

summary

pr?cis

initialism

contraction

epitome

brief

abstract

trim

terseness

summariness

simplified form of a character

simplified character

shortened form

shortcut

short form

reduction

omitting some passages

literation

gist

ellipsis

deletion

default

curtness

curtation

curtailment

contracted notation

conciseness

briefness

brevity

apostrophe

amortization

amortisation

act of cutting

abridge

abbreviature

abbreviated word

abbreviated style

abbreviated form

abbreviate

abbr.

Topics abbreviation topics

What do people use abbreviation to talk about?

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Word

• What words refer to a short form of a word?
  abbreviation abbreviate be short for for short stand for contraction

Examples abbreviation examples

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Simple sentences

Ph.D. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase - philosophiae doctoratum.

What is this the abbreviation for?

WHO is the abbreviation for World Health Organization.

Movie subtitles

The abbreviation for Foggia is FG.

I checked up on the other abbreviation.

My real name is Quincy, and I'm not too fond of that name, so people call me Q, or Gee-Q, you know, like a nickname, abbreviation?

That's the abbreviation for transvestite, which is a bit confusing, with television being TV as well.

And the symbol for radium and the abbreviation for regular army.

Have you heard of a hospital in Heidelberg with the abbreviation AAA?

Anyway, AAA is the abbreviation for Age Actabile Antihippocrate.

An abbreviation for the official name, which is the longest place name in the world.

I really don't think that affects us, Alan. Oh, it doesn't affect us that during the first phone contact we're obliged to set out, without abbreviation, the terms of a standard repayment plan?

You know, TJA must be an abbreviation or something.

Is that abbreviation a term of art in financial transactions?

That abbreviation, ma'am, is your initials.

The dead reduced to mere verbal abbreviation.

That's an abbreviation for crackers.

Valin is an abbreviation of Valinowsky.

Troglyte is an abbreviation of an ancient Earth term, captain.

They use an abbreviation so it's not awkward.

This date is for abbreviation.

They're discussing an abbreviation I can never remember. - Mmm, C-STAD?

Abbreviation.

You plug the numbers into this chart and then use the resulting abbreviation. Isn't that right?

It's an abbreviation of a word.

It might take a while. You know, TJA must be an abbreviation or something.

He used to make an abbreviation out of it as a joke.

Is that abbreviation for something?

Is that an abbreviation for something?

This is an abbreviation of our sacred names.

It's an abbreviation of campaign girl!

Text and e-mail language comprised primarily of acronyms and abbreviation.

FLA is an abbreviation of FLAxman, which is a London telephone exchange covering the Chelsea area. FLA178?

And mother is an abbreviation.