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abbreviature

US/əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/

abbreviature noun: an abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.

Noun

abbreviature (countable and uncountable, plural abbreviatures)

  1. An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
    • This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.a. 1667, Jeremy Taylor, Via Pacis
  2. (obsolete) An abbreviated state or form.
  3. A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
    • The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, Part I, p. 37
  4. (obsolete) The process of abbreviating.

Forms of abbreviature

pluralabbreviatures

Origin of abbreviature

From Medieval Latin abbreviātūra, from Late Latin abbreviō (“shorten, abbreviate”). See also abbreviate.

Questions about abbreviature

What does abbreviature mean?
Abbreviature means an abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
What part of speech is abbreviature?
Abbreviature is a noun.
How do you pronounce abbreviature?
Abbreviature is pronounced /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of abbreviature?
The plural of abbreviature is abbreviatures.

Words near abbreviature in the dictionary

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

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