ABBREVIATION English meaning

abbreviation  Simply add an “s” to an abbreviation to make it plural I work with five other RNs An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism or crasis  The abbreviation viz stands for the Latin contraction videlicet which translates literally as “it is permitted to see,” but a more useful translation is “

abbreviations and acronyms An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word used in place of the full word An acronym is a word formed from the abbreviation · abridgement · abstract · abstraction · clipping · compendium · compression · condensation · contraction · digest · outline · precis · précis