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      1: the act or result of abbreviating : abridgment



       

      2: a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole <amt is an abbreviation for amount>


      http://public.oed.com/how-to-use-the-oed/abbreviations/


      http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/abbreviations.htm 


      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation


       

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