abbreviationa shortened word
What the word
a shortened word
abbreviation
clipping (word shortened)
contraction (grammar)
acronym (initial letters)
short form
Synonym
abbreviation
short form
contraction (grammar) clipping (linguistics) shortening (general) short form (neutral)
types
acronym (initials spoken) initialism (letters spelled) alphabetism (rare) portmanteau (blend)
instance
short (informal) abbr. (written) abbrev. (written)
Thesaurus
abbreviation
Kinds
acronym (initial letters) initialism (said letter by letter) contraction (missing letters) clipping (shortened word) blends (two words merged) logogram (&, #) apocope (end cut) alphabetism (letter-named)
Parts
letters period dot (separator) capital lowercase apostrophe (omission) slash (pairing)
Making
shorten truncate condense initial contract clip merge initial letter (extract)
Forms
abbr. a/c (account) e.g. (exempli) i.e. (id est) etc. vs. dept. Inc. USA Mr. Dr. NHS laser (former)
Uses
shorthand notation texting headline (space) glossary (list) caption citation scientific name (sp.)
Related
symbol code sign initial shorthand abbreviation mark (medieval) ellipsis (omission) portmanteau (word blend)
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