plural of abbreviation

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

Tending to abbreviate; condensed.

In an abbreviate way.

(obsolete, Scotland) An abridgment.

Shortened; made briefer. / Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others. / Scanty, as in clothing.

(obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. / (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

(obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. / (obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner.

simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate

A person who abbreviates or shortens.