Wednesday, April 23, 2008


Abbreviation

Abbreviation

Definition
  1. The act or product of shortening.
  2. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form.
Etymology

From Latin brevis "short"

Example:

"What is the abbreviation of television?" Matthew enquired.

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