| Meaning | A shortened form of a word or phrase. |
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| Narrower | apocope | abbreviation of a word by omitting the final / final sound or sounds |
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| 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 |
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| Usage | appro | An informal British abbreviation of approval |
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| Spanish | abreviación, abreviatura |
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| Catalan | abreviació, abreviatura |
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| Verbs | abbreviate | shorten |
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