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Meanings of abbreviation in English

Russian
сложносокращённые слова
Portuguese
abreviaturas
Spanish
abreviaturas
Catalan
abreviació
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Shortened form of a word or phrase.

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Usage of abbreviation in English
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The new abbreviation stands for Jet Thrust Stoichiometric - quite a mouthful.
The Irish Times
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It left me thinking about the almanacs and that curious abbreviation: ldd.
The thirteenth tale: a novel
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PT is an abbreviation that denotes a limited liability company in Indonesia.
The Guardian
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Dr Ngawhare said the abbreviation 'Naki was meaningless and hurt his ears.
Radio NZ
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The explanation for the abbreviation OFC was incorrectly listed as occipitofrontal circumference.
Pubmed
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As in, the third letter of the abbreviation for the amino acid.
Spiral
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A. M., an abbreviation for the Latin ante meridian, meaning before noon.
McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader
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Brief lives rely on abbreviation, and Cooke makes an art of it.
The Guardian
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GOSS is an abbreviation widely used around Africa for Government of South Sudan.
Reuters
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Now when you type the abbreviation TextExpander replaces it with the longer text.
Wired
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According to the building abbreviation key, HD stood for Howard Hall.
Desert places: a novel of terror
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An abbreviation for Freshman or Freshmen; FRESHES is sometimes used for the plural.
A Collection of College Words and Customs
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Lynn is too short; it sounds like an abbreviation of Linwood.
Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author
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An abbreviation of Betwixt, used in poetry, or in colloquial language.
The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section T, U, V, ...
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It is also used after an abbreviation; as, God is love.
McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader
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Does a person expressing genuine delight use an abbreviation -i.e.
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