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Abbreviation (n.) The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America..

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''sblood :: 'Sblood (interj.) An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath.

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

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

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

Signature :: Signature (v. t.) That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark)..

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

Shorthand :: Shorthand (n.) A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography..

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

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

Penny :: Penny (n.) An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius)..

Mr. :: Mr. () The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4..

Symbol :: Symbol (n.) Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation..

Pyro :: Pyro (n.) Abbreviation of pyrogallic acid.

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

Ipecac :: Ipecac (n.) An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use..

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..

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

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

Stenophyllous :: Stenography (n.) The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand..

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