"abbreviated" in the verb sense

1. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

2. abbreviate

shorten

"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"

"abbreviated" in the adjective sense

1. abbreviated, brief

of clothing) very short

"an abbreviated swimsuit"

"a brief bikini"

2. abbreviated, shortened, truncated

cut short in duration

"the abbreviated speech"

"her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"

"an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

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