abbreviated
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/
Adjective
abbreviated (comparative more abbreviated, superlative most abbreviated)
- Shortened; made briefer.
- The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
- Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
- Scanty, as in clothing.[1]
Related terms
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- abbreviating
Translations
shortened
|
|
Verb
abbreviated
- simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
References
- Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 1