meaning of abbreviate
1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
2. To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
3. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
4. Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
5. An abridgment.
6. shorten; "Abbreviate `New York and write
">`NY"
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abbreviate | abbreviated | abbreviated test language for avionics systems |
