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abbrev

v.
C1 Advanced ab·brev

v. to shorten a word or phrase by using a few letters instead of the full name. You often see this in technical writing or when you want to save space.

v. to shorten a word or phrase by omitting letters or using a symbol. Often used in technical or formal contexts to condense information.


SIMPLE

The author decided to abbrev the long title.

CONTEXTUAL

In the technical manual, the engineer abbrev the standard procedure to save space on the page.

COMPLEX

While the committee agreed to abbrev the report for the public, they insisted on maintaining the full version for internal legal review.

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