abbreviation
41abbreviation — noun Syn: short form, contraction, acronym, initialism …
42abbreviation — ab•bre•vi•a•tion [[t]əˌbri viˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, as Dr. for Doctor, U.S. for United States, NW for Northwest, ab. for about, ft. for foot, or lb. for pound[/ex] 2) an act or result… …
43abbreviation — /əbriviˈeɪʃən/ (say uhbreevee ayshuhn) noun 1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used as a symbol for the whole. 2. reduction in length; abridgement. 3. Music any of several signs or symbols used to abbreviate musical notation,… …
44Abbreviation — Ab|bre|vi|a|ti|on, Ab|bre|vi|a|tur, die; , en <lateinisch> (Abkürzung) …
45abbreviation — Hua hō ailona, ho opōkole ana …
46abbreviation — n. 1 an abbreviated form, esp. a shortened form of a word or phrase. 2 the process of abbreviating …
47Abbreviation point — Точка в аббревиатуре …
48Scribal abbreviation — Sigla redirects here. For the village in Poland, see Sigła. Text sample from an early 15th century Bible manuscript. Scribal abbreviations (sigla [plural], siglum and sigil [singular]) are the abbreviations used by ancient and mediæval scribes… …
49Methods of Abbreviation — Methods of Abbreviation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Methods of Abbreviation The use of abbreviations is due, in part, to exigencies arising from the nature of the materials employed in the making of records, whether stone, marble,… …
50List of botanists by author abbreviation — This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published. This list follows that established by Brummitt Powell (1992).[1] Use of that list is… …
