Abbreviature

//əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. countable, uncountable

    "This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian."

  2. 2
    An abbreviated state or form. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. 3
    A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. countable, uncountable

    "The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]"

  4. 4
    The process of abbreviating. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

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abbreviationabbreviationabstractapercubriefcapsule

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"This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin abbreviātūra, from Late Latin abbreviō (“shorten, abbreviate”). See also abbreviate.

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