Abbreviation
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An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv. or abbrev.
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See also
- Acronym and initialism
- Shortening (grammar)
- The abbreviations used in the 1913 edition of Webster's dictionary
- List of acronyms and initialisms
- List of classical abbreviations
- List of medieval abbreviations
- List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions
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