abbreviation

• abridgement
• abridgment
• abstract
• abstraction
• bowdlerization
• brief
• capsule
• clipping
• compendium
• compression
• condensation
• contraction
• digest
• outline
• overview
• precis
• recap
• recapitulation
• reduction
• resume
• review
• sketch
• sum
• summarization
• summary
• summation
• survey
• syllabus
• synopsis
• tabloid
• wrap-up

• amplification
• augmentation
• elaboration
• enlargement
• expansion
• extension
• increase
• lengthening

• noun
  1. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
  2. A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
  3. The process of abbreviating.
  4. A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
  5. One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
  6. Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
  7. Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
  8. Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.

• The style guide provides guidelines on proper abbreviation usage in formal writing.
• When taking notes, use an abbreviation for commonly repeated terms to save time.
• Medical professionals often use specific abbreviations for patient records and prescriptions.
• The conference schedule included an abbreviation key to help attendees understand the program.
• In technical documents, the use of consistent abbreviations contributes to clarity and precision.

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