abbreviated

[əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd]

[əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd]

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abbreviate

An abbreviated word or phrase has been shortened from its original form.

When we talk about abbreviations, we usually think of shortening long words like "International Business Machines" to something like "IBM". This happens a lot in business and technology, where people want to make things easier to say and write. We also use abbreviations for things that repeat frequently, like "R.O." for "Resident Owner" on a building's mailbox. Some people even create their own abbreviations as shortcuts for long phrases or words they use often.

How common is "abbreviated"?

Word abbreviated is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To shorten by omitting parts or details.
To speak or write in a brief manner.
To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

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adjective

Shortened; made briefer.
Example: The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.

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Real examples of "abbreviated" in context

Avengers Family Feud

Entertainment

There's nothing you can do, it's been disabled. We have an abbreviated version of this game.

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