Abbreviation

Definition of abbreviation:

part of speech: noun

Shortening; contraction.

part of speech: noun

A shortening: a part of a word put for the whole.

part of speech: noun

The shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase.

Usage examples for abbreviation:

• They call it Fan; but Fan, as M. Stanislas Julien has shown, is an abbreviation of Fan- lan- mo, and this is the only way in which the Sanskrit Brahman could be rendered in Chinese. "Lectures on The Science of Language", Max Müller.

• He had known me from childhood, and often called me by the abbreviation of my Christian name, which is Ludwig, or Louis. "Uncanny Tales", Mary Louisa Molesworth.