How do you pronounce abbreviate?

abbreviate is pronounced as /əˈbriːvieɪt/.

Vocabulaires
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abbreviate

✂️abbreviate (abréger)

verb

/əˈbriːvieɪt/

abréger (abréger)

abbot abbreviation

Signification

To shorten a word, phrase, or text by leaving out letters or parts.

Traduction de la signification

Raccourcir un mot, une phrase ou un texte en laissant de côté des lettres ou des parties.

raccourcir un mot, une phrase ou un texte en laissant de côté des lettres ou des parties.

Phrases d'exemple

We often abbreviate 'Doctor' to 'Dr'.

Nous abrégons souvent 'Docteur' en 'Dr'.

Synonymes

shorten, condense, contract, reduce, cut

Antonymes

expand, lengthen, extend

Collocations

abbreviate words, abbreviate term, abbreviate name, commonly abbreviated

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