abbreviation C2 Topic:Communication US /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ UK /əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #46447 Meanings 1 noun a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole Np is the chemical-symbol abbreviation used for neptunium. 2 noun the act or process of shortening a word, phrase, text, or activity The editor's abbreviation of the title made it fit on the spine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a shortened form of a word... short formshorteningcontraction 2 noun · the act or process of... abridgmentcontractionshortening ↔ Opposites expansionfull form Word family Derived forms abbreviational Related forms abbreviateacronyminitialism Etymology From Middle English abbreviacioun, through French from Late Latin abbreviatio, based on Latin abbreviare ("to shorten"), from ad- + brevis ("short"). Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # abbreviation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ **IPA (UK):** /əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 46447 ## Meanings 1. a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole 2. the act or process of shortening a word, phrase, text, or activity ## Examples - Np is the chemical-symbol abbreviation used for neptunium. - The editor's abbreviation of the title made it fit on the spine. ## Synonyms - abridgment - contraction - short form - shortening ## Antonyms - expansion - full form ## Derived Forms - abbreviational ## Related Forms - abbreviate - acronym - initialism ## Etymology From Middle English abbreviacioun, through French from Late Latin abbreviatio, based on Latin abbreviare ("to shorten"), from ad- + brevis ("short"). ## Topics - Communication markdown