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'abbreviate' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'abbreviate' with 4 example sentences.


abbreviate verb

: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

: shorten


  • a⨯b is abbreviated as ab.
  • In English, "ultraviolet" is often abbreviated as "UV".
  • The word ‘kilogram’ is usually abbreviated to ‘kg’.
  • Put the words in parentheses into abbreviated form.
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