Abbreviate
To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
An abridgment.
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Abbreviate Translations
abbreviate in Dutch is inkorten, bekorten, afkorten
abbreviate in Italian is accorciare, abbreviare, ridurre
abbreviate in Latin is curto
abbreviate in Norwegian is forkorte
abbreviate in Spanish is abreviar, acortar
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