abbreviating

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of shortening a word or phrase by using its initial letters, often accompanied by a few key letters.

  - "He abbreviated the long name of the organization to its acronym: NATO."
  - "The abbreviation for the chemical element hydrogen is Hg."

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Antonyms

amplify , dilate , elongate , enlarge , expand , expatiate , extend , lengthen , produce , prolong , stretch

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Synonyms

abridge , compress , condense , contract , curtail , epitomize , reduce , shorten

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Variants

List of all variants of abbreviating that leads to same result
abbreviate , abbreviated , abbreviates , abbreviating , abbreviator , abbreviators

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Etymology

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The term 'abbreviate' comes from the Latin word 'brevis' which means 'short'. Abbreviating was first used in Latin documents to save space and time in copying texts.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word that can be made using the letters in the word 'abbreviation' is 'stevedore'.

2. The term 'abbreviation' was first used in English in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Acronym: An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a series of words, often pronounced as a single word.

2. Initialism: An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of each word, pronounced letter by letter.

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Culture

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Abbreviating has been used extensively in various cultures and languages, including the use of acronyms in military and scientific contexts, and the use of initials in personal names and titles.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'A Big Bear Can't Yield' to remember the order of the vowels in the English alphabet: A, E, I, O, U.

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