| NOUN | communication | abbreviation | a shortened form of a word or phrase |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | abbreviation | shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| Sounds | ahbriy.viyey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A shortened form of a word or phrase. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | apocope | abbreviation of a word by omitting the final / final sound or sounds |
| initialism | An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately | |
| Broader | form, word form, signifier, descriptor | The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something |
| Usage | appro | An informal British abbreviation of approval |
| Spanish | abreviación, abreviatura | |
| Catalan | abreviació, abreviatura | |
| Verbs | abbreviate | shorten |
| Meaning | shortening something by omitting parts of it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | shortening | Act of decreasing in length |
| Spanish | abreviación, abreviatura | |
| Catalan | abreujament, abreviació, abreviatura | |
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