abbreviate
/əˈbriːvieɪt/verb
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संक्षिप्त करना
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[T] ~ sth (to sth)
to make a word, phrase or name shorter by leaving out letters or using only the first letter of each word
संक्षिप्त करना
- 'Doctor' is abbreviated to 'Dr'.
- You may abbreviate "Prime Minister" to "PM" in your notes.
- Please abbreviate the long title so that it fits on the cover.
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- Many names are abbreviated in text messages.
- Students abbreviate common words when taking quick notes.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ab·bre·vi·ate
Double b and -vi- (not 'abreviate').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: ab-bre-vi-ate, दो b और -vi- के साथ ('abreviate' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
British English usually writes Dr, Mr and Mrs without a full stop.
British English में प्रायः Dr, Mr और Mrs बिना पूर्ण-विराम लिखे जाते हैं।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A shortened form of a word is an abbreviation ('Dr', 'Mon'); a word formed from the first letters of a phrase and pronounced as a word an acronym ('NASA', 'ISRO'); one pronounced letter by letter an initialism ('BBC', 'SSC').
शब्द का छोटा रूप abbreviation ('Dr', 'Mon'); वाक्यांश के पहले अक्षरों से बना और शब्द की तरह बोला जाने वाला acronym ('NASA', 'ISRO'); अक्षर-अक्षर बोला जाने वाला initialism ('BBC', 'SSC')।