1. abbreviation

noun. ['əˌbriːviːˈeɪʃən'] shortening something by omitting parts of it.

Rhymes with Abbreviation

• deinstitutionalization
• institutionalization
• self-congratulation
• antidiscrimination
• telecommunication
• nondiscrimination
• misrepresentation
• mischaracterization
• internationalization
• industrialization
• decriminalization
• transillumination
• self-determination
• renationalization
• recapitalization
• prestidigitation
• misinterpretation
• misidentification
• miscommunication
• experimentation
• excommunication
• disqualification
• discontinuation
• denationalization
• decentralization
• transplantation
• singularization
• self-perpetuation
• securitization
• reinterpretation

How do you pronounce abbreviation?

Pronounce abbreviation as əˌbriviˈeɪʃən.

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How to spell abbreviation? Is it abbrevation? Or abreviation? Common misspellings are:

• abbrevation
• abreviation

Sentences with abbreviation

1. Noun, singular or mass
It is a system of abbreviation where only an outline of a word is written that you later decipher.

Quotes about abbreviation

1. The AP Stylebook is Useless {Couplet} I can't abbreviate abbreviation nor know how to initialize an acronym,I can find the contraction for contraction nor the précis for a homonym.
- Beryl Dov

2. abbreviation

noun. ['əˌbriːviːˈeɪʃən'] a shortened form of a word or phrase.