Word of the Day - abbreviate

abbreviate

verb
ab·bre·vi·ate ə-ˈbrē-vē-ˌāt
abbreviated; abbreviating
transitive verb
to make briefer
especially : to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole

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Allowing for differing preferences, people abbreviate "abbreviation" to abbr., abbrv., or abbrev. depending on their wish to be really brief, sort of brief or partially brief.