abbreviature

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An abbreviated state or form.
3. (countable, uncountable) A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The process of abbreviating.

Synonyms

abbreviation

abridgement

abstract

compendium

epitome

Translations

abreviatura

Abbreviatur

abréviation

abreviação

abreviatura

abreviatura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin abbreviātūra, from Late Latin abbreviō (“shorten, abbreviate”). See also abbreviate.