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Abbreviation Short əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn Form Noun Word Ab·Bre·Vi·Ation Abbreviating

The word "abbreviation" is a countable noun meaning a short form of a word or phrase, and it can also refer to the act of abbreviating.

名为“abbreviation”的词语是可数名词,意思是“缩写词或缩写形式”,它也可以表示“缩略”这一动作。

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/əbri͟ːvie͟ɪʃ(ə)n/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]缩写词;缩略形式 An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
  • The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.

    堪萨斯州的邮政缩写是KS。


Oxford ab·bre·vi·ation / əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn ; NAmE əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn / noun 1 [countable ] abbreviation(of/for sth) a short form of a word, etc. 略语;缩写词;缩写形式 ◆ What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint’? *Saint 的缩写形式是什么? 2 [uncountable ] the process of abbreviatingsth 缩略;缩写 abbreviation abbreviations ab·bre·vi·ation / əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn ; NAmE əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn /
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abbreviationab‧bre‧vi‧a‧tion /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable] a short form of a word or expressionabbreviation of/for ‘Dr’ is the written abbreviation of ‘Doctor’.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say be short for instead of be the abbreviation of/for:· W.H.O. is short for ‘World Health Organization’.2[uncountable] the act of abbreviating something
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[əˌbri:viˈeɪʃn]

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