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ABBREVIATED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of clothing) very short

Example:

a brief bikini

Synonyms:

abbreviated; brief

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

short ((primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cut short in duration

Example:

an unsatisfactory truncated conversation

Synonyms:

abbreviated; shortened; truncated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

short (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb abbreviate

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