what does the word abbreviation means?

Answer 1

Short form for example the abbreviation for "incorporated" is inc.

Answer 2

Abbreviation- a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, lb. for pound.
2. an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment.

to make it simple= making a word shorter

Answer 3

Abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps. NBA for National Basketball Association, www for World Wide Web. FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation, UK for United Kingdom, US for United States, fr (as in www.yahoo.fr) for France.. and so on..

Answer 4

it means a compact version of another word. Abbreviation can be abbreviated by using abbr. Isnt it interesting that the word "abbreviation" is so long?

Answer 5

Abbreviation means making a word or frase smaller.

Answer 6

Abbreviation is a big word for the act of making other words shorter.
For instance....Mister=Mr. Or Misses=Mrs.

Answer 7

the word abbreviation means to make a word or phrase shorter, to shorten a lengthy word with less letters.

Answer 8

Shortened. The abbreviation for avenue, for example, is Ave. For mister it's Mr. And so on. It is also from where we get the words brevity and brief, as in short.

Answer 9

ab·bre·vi·a·tion (plural ab·bre·vi·a·tions)


noun
Definition:

1. reduced form: a shortened form of a word or phrase

2. reduction: the shortening of a word or phrase to be used to represent the full form

Answer 10

A shortened form of a word or phrase
Shortening something by omitting parts of it