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abbreviation

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Definitions

1. abbreviation

This noun refers to an abbreviated or shortened name for an organization, place, product, or title. It is used when a long official name is shortened to a more convenient, commonly used form.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Ugh, are we really adding another abbreviation?!

Sentence 2

I panicked when an abbreviation I happened to hear sounded like something else entirely.

Sentence 3

Hey, doesn't that abbreviation get confused with another organization?

Sentence 4

Come to think of it, who came up with that nickname for that place?

Sentence 5

Why is it that abbreviations are literally the one thing I'm good at remembering?!