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abbreviation

 noun
     
Related topics: Grammar
ab‧bre‧vi‧a‧tion
1 [countable]SLG a short form of a word or expression
abbreviation of/for
'Dr' is the written abbreviation of 'Doctor'.
2 [uncountable] the act of abbreviating something
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