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单词 abbreviation
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abbreviation
noun[C]
uk
/əˌbriː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/əˌbriː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
ashortformof a word or phrase:
缩略，缩写；简称
"ITV" is the abbreviationfor"Independent Television".ITV是Independent Television（独立电视台）的缩写。
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to be the abbreviation for something
  • be an/the abbreviation forDST is the abbreviation for daylight saving time.
  • stand forGPS stands for "Global Positioning System".
  • short for somethingJo is short for Josephine.
  • be abbreviated toThe word "immunoglobulin" is often abbreviated to "Ig".
  • be shortened toThe word "propeller" is often shortened to "prop".
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  • There is alistof abbreviations near thebeginningof thebook.
  • What does the abbreviation WHOstandfor?
  • Please use the abbreviation "cm" for "centimetres", without anyfullstopafter it.
  • Sorry - could youexplainwhat some of these abbreviationsmeaninyourletter?
  • Wegenerallyuse the abbreviation "MP"insteadof writing out "Member of Parliament" infull.
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Grammar

Initials
An initial is the first letter of a word. We often use initials to refer to the names of countries and organisations:…
Acronyms
Acronyms are words which are formed from the first letters of other words, and which are pronounced as full words. Examples of acronyms:…
Abbreviations, initials and acronyms
When we abbreviate a word or phrase, we shorten it. Abbreviations can be formed from the first letters of the word or phrase. In such cases, we normally say them by spelling out each letter:…
Abbreviations and letters
When we abbreviate a word or phrase, we shorten it. Abbreviations can be formed from the first letters of the word or phrase. In such cases, we normally say them by spelling out each letter:…
(Definition ofabbreviationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

abbreviation| American Dictionary

abbreviation
noun[C]
us
/əˌbri·viˈeɪ·ʃən/
ashortenedformesp. of a word or phrase:
UN is the abbreviation for theUnitedNations.
Thelettersi.e. are an abbreviation of aLatinphrase thatmeans"that is."
(Definition ofabbreviationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabbreviation

abbreviation
At this point it will be convenient to introduce some abbreviations to save space in diagrams.
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See table 1 for abbreviations of names of populations.
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The language extends simple arithmetic (with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) by adding user-definable constants (abbreviations) and user-definable unary functions.
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The ring is dated on artistic grounds, a dating supported by the script and the large quantity ofabbreviationused.
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It is nondeterministic in the backward direction; multiple word sequences may yield the sameabbreviation.
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Other examples include the common practice of eliminating vowels in creating abbreviations or program identifiers.
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The section ends with a brief note on etymology, including one or two pointers to etymological abbreviations and conventions found in dictionaries.
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Type abbreviations can help simplify the presentation of concrete types, but abstract encodings require type variables and those variables need to appear in the interface.
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Such modifications are cunning, especially given her abbreviations elsewhere.
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In addition to serving as abbreviations, class types can be combined to establish new class types.
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The dictionary includes over 12 000 entries with over 640 abbreviations listed in a separate table.
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The same abbreviations appear in reverse order beneath the characters' names and have been crossed out.
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Because of this, e-mail writers start using abbreviations, omitting subject pronouns and auxiliaries, and decapitalizing the initial letters in sentences or proper nouns.
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We begin by defining a convenient -calculus formulaabbreviation, using familiar notation.
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Four appendices follow, containing origin of life models, definitions of life, a dictionary of technical terms and a list of abbreviations.
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