abbreviation

Definition of abbreviation (noun) -

shortened form of a word or word combination

Part of speech:

Noun

Plural: plural: abbreviations

Example sentences with this word:

In physics there are prefix abbreviations for metric systems.

Including such names as BMW and Bayer, the DAX 100 is the abbreviation for Deutscher Aktienindex 100, which is a price-weighted index for Germany's top one hundred stocks.

Could you please clearly differentiate between ‘acronym’ and ‘abbreviation’ as well as give some examples of them? Is NATO an acronym or abbreviation?

However, there are a few abbreviations that are interesting from a language point of view. For example, the abbreviation DSG stands for “direct shift gearbox”. Now, what is so special about this abbreviation?

Appears in following categories:

TOEIC,

PCAT,

MCAT

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