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Abbreviate Abbreviated Abbreviation Shorten Words ə'Briːvieɪt Book Appeared

Front abbreviate
Pron [ə'briːvieɪt]
Back 【ABBREVIATE】
His book was abbreviated and appeared in a public magazine.
他的书被减缩刊出在一本公众的杂志上。
【重点词汇】
abbreviate v. 减缩 n. abbreviation
Vocab
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To abbreviate is to shorten. Words are often abbreviated, like when we say sked instead of schedule.

Though we most often think about words being abbreviated — especially terms like OMG and LOL for "oh my God" and "laugh out loud" — lots of things can be abbreviated. You just have to shorten them. Sudden rain might abbreviate a baseball game. A bomb threat would abbreviate a school day. Anytime something is being shortened or cut, abbreviation is going on.

All forms of 'abbreviate' will appear on average once every 1863 pages.
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