Abbreviate

(v. t.)

To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

(v. t.)

To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

(a.)

Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

(a.)

Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

(n.)

An abridgment.