Abbreviation Definition & History

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abbreviation An abbreviation is a truncated word; an acronym is made up of parts of the phrase it stands for and is pronounced as a word ; an

abbreviation abbreviation ​ abbreviation a short form of a word, etc AC is the standard abbreviation for 'air conditioning' Abbreviations