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Abbreviation

Definition: An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase.

1. Noun - General Sense

Definition: Abbreviation refers to the act or result of shortening a word or phrase.

Example Sentence: The abbreviation "etc." is commonly used in written English to indicate that something is not meant to be an exhaustive list.

2. Noun - Linguistics

Definition: In linguistics, an abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the complete form.

Example Sentence: In the sentence, "I'll meet you at the deli," the word "I'll" is an abbreviation of "I will."

3. Noun - Acronym

Definition: An abbreviation consisting of initial letters that can be pronounced as a word is called an acronym.

Example Sentence: NASA, which stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is a well-known acronym.

4. Verb - Shorten

Definition: To abbreviation means to shorten a word or phrase.

Example Sentence: To save space, the company decided to abbreviation the product names.

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