We abbreviate Sunday to Sun.
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Abbreviate
/əˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/
Synonyms for "abbreviate" (110 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
abridgeabstractattenuatebe telegraphicblot outblue pencilblue-pencilbobboil downbowdlerizecancelcapsulizecensorcircumscribeclip
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4 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- lyhennetty adj (abbreviated, abridged)
Portuguese
2 entries- abreviado adj (abbreviated, abridged)
- encurtado adj (abbreviated, abridged)
Tamil
1 entries- சுருக்கு adj (abbreviated, abridged)
Sample sentences
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I abbreviate my name.
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But it is one Thing, to Abbreuiate by Contracting, Another by Cutting off: […]
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But as delivery schedules have dwindled into hours, even the gigantic warehouse full of stuff in a central place such as the triangle is proving insufficient. Now, companies also need smaller distribution centres around the country, to respond rapidly to orders and to abbreviate the last mile as much as possible.
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