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abbreviatory

/əˈbɹi.vi.əˌtɔɹ.i/

abbreviatory adjective: serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

Adjective

abbreviatory (comparative more abbreviatory, superlative most abbreviatory)

  1. Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

Forms of abbreviatory

comparativemore abbreviatory
superlativemost abbreviatory

Origin of abbreviatory

From abbreviate + -ory.

Questions about abbreviatory

What does abbreviatory mean?
Abbreviatory means serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
What part of speech is abbreviatory?
Abbreviatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abbreviatory?
Abbreviatory is pronounced /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌtɔɹ.i/ (US).

Words near abbreviatory in the dictionary

  1. abbreviations
  2. abbreviative
  3. abbreviator
  4. abbreviatorily
  5. abbreviators
  6. abbreviatory
  7. abbreviature
  8. abbreviatures
  9. abbrevn
  10. abbrevns
  11. abbrevs

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