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Definition of abbreviation

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Abbreviation (n.) The act of shortening, or reducing..

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Aid :: Aid (v. t.) An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid..

Kilo :: Kilo (n.) An abbreviation of Kilogram.

Cong :: Cong (n.) An abbreviation of Congius.

Symbol :: Symbol (n.) An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element..

Hyp :: Hyp (n.) An abbreviation of hypochonaria; -- usually in plural.

Breviature :: Breviature (n.) An abbreviature; an abbreviation.

Cause :: Cause (conj.) Abbreviation of Because.

Blue :: Blue (superl.) Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking.

Yank :: Yank (n.) An abbreviation of Yankee.

Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation..

Sigla :: Sigla (n. pl.) The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc..

Middy :: Middy (n.) A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.

Muck :: Muck () abbreviation of Amuck.

Ideogram :: Ideogram (n.) A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, /, $, /, etc..

''twixt :: 'Twixt () An abbreviation of Betwixt, used in poetry, or in colloquial language..

Non Pros. :: Non pros. () An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.

Mrs. :: Mrs. () The customary abbreviation of Mistress when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing..

Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.

Sis :: Sis (n.) A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.

C. G. S. :: C. G. S. () An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time..