Abbreviation
WordNet
noun
(1) Shortening something by omitting parts of it
(2) A shortened form of a word or phrase
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Established 1400–50. From late abbreviacioun, from abréviation, from , from + .
Noun
- A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole: Dr.
- The act or result of shortening or reducing.
- One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demi-semiquavers, or hemi-demi-semiquavers.
- Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.