Adjective abbreviated has 2 senses
  1. abbreviated, brief - (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
    Antonym: long (indirect, via short)
  2. abbreviated, shortened, truncated - cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
    Antonym: long (indirect, via short)
,Verb abbreviate has 2 senses
  1. abbreviate - shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
    --1 is one way to
    reduce
    Derived forms: noun abbreviation1, noun abbreviator1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
    --2 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
    Derived form: noun abbreviator1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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