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abbreviateConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: abbreviate /əˈbriːvɪeɪt/ ▶verb shorten (a word, phrase, or text). – derivatives abbreviation noun. – origin ME: from late L. abbreviat-, abbreviare ‘shorten’, from L. brevis ‘short’. 'abbreviate' also found in these Oxford entries:
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