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   abbreviate

   /əˈbriːvɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. shorten (a word, phrase, or text): "‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’"
   • ▪ shorten the duration of; cut short: "I decided to abbreviate my stay in Cambridge"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin abbreviat- ‘shortened’, from the verb abbreviare, from Latin brevis ‘short’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   • B

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   • B

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   • R

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   • I

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