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abbreviate
/ əbri:vi:eɪt /
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abbreviate in WordNet English dictionary
verb
shorten
"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
abbreviate
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
abridge
foreshorten
abbreviate
shorten
cut
contract
reduce
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