abbreviated

[US]/ə'bri:vi,eitid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. shortened, small-sized

Example Sentences

The name Susan is often abbreviated to Sue.

He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article.

the business of artists and repertoire, commonly abbreviated to A & R.

The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A..

An abbreviated version of the document was provided for the meeting.

She used an abbreviated form of her name on the application.

The company name is often abbreviated to just 'ABC'.

Please write your full name, not an abbreviated version.

The professor prefers students to use the abbreviated form of the textbook title.

The street address was abbreviated to fit on the envelope.

The book title is often abbreviated in bibliographies.

The company's name is abbreviated to just the initials.

You can use an abbreviated version of your resume for the application.

Real-world Examples

The antidiuretic hormone, abbreviated as ADH, is the hormone that controls water retention in the body.

Source: Osmosis - Endocrine

His book was abbreviated and appeared in a public magazine.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Writing is alleviated via bias on abbreviation.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Later this was abbreviated to simply bloomers.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

This whole fiasco we've just talked about is called syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, often abbreviated as SIADH.

Source: Osmosis - Endocrine

The first family lit the National Christmas Tree after an abbreviated countdown.

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

Here in Australia it's really common to hear the abbreviated names of these jobs.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Best-case scenario, it will be me, my husband, abbreviated hours and a handful of customers.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

We often abbreviate words by dropping the endings.

Source: Keep your English up to date.

But the clipping, the abbreviated form, is very recent - I've only heard that since the 1980s.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2014

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