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abbreviatory

English edit

Etymology edit

abbreviate +‎ -ory

Pronunciation edit

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

abbreviatory (comparative more abbreviatory, superlative most abbreviatory)

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

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbreviatory”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
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