·adj Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
II. Abbreviate ·noun An Abridgment.
III. Abbreviate ·vt To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
IV. Abbreviate ·adj Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
V. Abbreviate ·vt To make briefer; to Shorten; to Abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.