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Meaning: abbreviate

1 (v) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Type: ‘verb.change’
Usage: ‘The manuscript must be shortened’
Synonym: abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten,
2 (v) shorten
Type: ‘verb.change’
Usage: ‘Abbreviate `New York’ and write `NY”

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