abbreviatory

abbreviatory

English

Etymology

abbreviate +‎ -ory

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌtɔɹ.i/

Adjective

abbreviatory (comparative more abbreviatory, superlative most abbreviatory)

1. Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging. [Mid 19^th century.][1]

Translations

serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging

Dutch: afkortend (nl), verkortend (nl)

Portuguese: abreviatório, abreviativo

References

1. “abbreviatory” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.