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abbreviated

American  
[uh-bree-vee-ey-tid] / əˈbri viˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. shortened; made briefer.

    The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.

  2. (of clothing) scanty; barely covering the body.

    an abbreviated bathing suit.

  3. constituting a shorter or smaller version of.

    The large car was an abbreviated limousine.

Other Word Forms

  • unabbreviated adjective

Etymology

Origin of abbreviated

First recorded in 1545–55; abbreviate + -ed 2

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