abbreviature
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin abbreviatura, from Late Latin abbrevio (“to shorten”). See also abbreviate.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/
Noun
abbreviature (countable and uncountable, plural abbreviatures)
- An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. [since the late 16th century][1]
- (Can we date this quote?), Jeremy Taylor, Via Pacis:
- This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.
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- (obsolete) An abbreviated state or form. [only during the early to mid 17th century][1]
- A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. [since the mid 17th century][1]
- 1716, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition edited by Samuel Johnson, London: J. Payne, 1756, Part I, p. 37,
- The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]
- 1716, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition edited by Samuel Johnson, London: J. Payne, 1756, Part I, p. 37,
- (obsolete) The process of abbreviating. [only during the early to late 17th century][1]
Translations
abbreviation — see abbreviation
abridgement, compendium, abstract
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shortened form of a word or phrase
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References
- “abbreviature” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
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