abbreviature
noun
- shortened form of a word or phrase, typically created by omitting letters or syllables
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/
noun
Etymology: From Medieval Latin abbreviātūra, from Late Latin abbreviō (“shorten, abbreviate”). See also abbreviate.
- An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
“This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.”
- An abbreviated state or form.
- A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
“The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]”
- The process of abbreviating.