Found 3 items, similar to ABBREVIATION.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: abbreviation rumus, singkatan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: abbreviation abbreviation n 1: a shortened form of a word or phrase 2: shortening something by omitting parts of it
English → English (gcide) Definition: Abbreviation Abbreviation \Ab*bre`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbr['e]viation.] 1. The act of shortening, or reducing. [1913 Webster] 2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. --Tylor. [1913 Webster] 3. The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mus.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers. --Moore. [1913 Webster]