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abbreviature

  • /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/ US

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin abbreviātūra, from Late Latin abbreviō (“shorten, abbreviate”). See also abbreviate.

noun abbreviatures

  1. countable, uncountable An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.
  2. countable, obsolete, uncountable An abbreviated state or form.
  3. countable, uncountable A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]
  4. countable, obsolete, uncountable The process of abbreviating.

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noun abridgement, compendium, abstract

Españolabreviatura
Portuguêsabreviatura, abreviação

noun shortened form of a word or phrase

Españolabreviatura

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"abbreviature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abbreviature. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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abbreviature. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abbreviature

Chicago

"abbreviature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abbreviature.

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@misc{abbreviature_2026,
  title = {abbreviature},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abbreviature},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}