abbreviated
Americanadjective
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shortened; made briefer.
The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
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(of clothing) scanty; barely covering the body.
an abbreviated bathing suit.
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constituting a shorter or smaller version of.
The large car was an abbreviated limousine.
Other Word Forms
- unabbreviated adjective
Etymology
Origin of abbreviated
First recorded in 1545–55; abbreviate + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Stocks were riding high ahead of the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 tallying a fresh intraday record during the abbreviated Christmas Eve session.
From MarketWatch
The U.S. stock market will have an abbreviated trading session Wednesday for Christmas Eve, and will be closed Thursday for Christmas.
From MarketWatch
The U.S. stock market will have an abbreviated trading session Wednesday for Christmas Eve, and will be closed Thursday for Christmas.
From MarketWatch
The greatest moment by a Dodger benchwarmer in baseball history, a guy so embedded in the landscape of Los Angeles sports that he will be forever known simply by two abbreviated versions of his name...
From Los Angeles Times
It will reopen on Friday for an abbreviated session that ends at 1 p.m.
From MarketWatch
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