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Definition of abbreviation noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

abbreviation

noun

NAmE//əˌbriviˈeɪʃn//

1[countable] abbreviation (of/for something) a short form of a word, etc. What's the abbreviation for “Saint”?

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2[uncountable] the process of abbreviating something

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