abbreviate
abbreviate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Math.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
- 2.Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] "The abbreviate form." Earle.
- 3.(Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
- 4.An abridgment. [Obs.] Elyot.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abbreviation
- abbreviature
- abridge
- abridgment
- abstract
- album
- analecta
- analectic
- analysis
- and
- anthology
- apercu
- book
- brief
- collect
- collectanea
- commonplace
- compend
- compendious
- compendium
- compilation
- compile
- compress
- compression
- condense
- conspectus
- contents
- contraction
- digest
- draft
- draw
- epitome
- epitomize
- excerpt
- few
- fugitive
- make
- memorandum
- minute
- multum
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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