abbreviatory

English

Etymology

abbreviate +‎ -ory

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

abbreviatory (comparative more abbreviatory, superlative most abbreviatory)

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

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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