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abbreviated

American  
[uh-bree-vee-ey-tid] / əˈbri viˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. shortened; made briefer.

    The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.

  2. (of clothing) scanty; barely covering the body.

    an abbreviated bathing suit.

  3. 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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He says he’s wary about his Somali clients getting a fair hearing, given the volume of cases that have been rescheduled and the abbreviated lead time for hearings.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

You can find the guidelines here, and an abbreviated version here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

It will reopen on Friday for an abbreviated session that ends at 1 p.m.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

LIV Golf will abandon its abbreviated 54-hole format in favor of 72-hole tournaments in 2026, officials said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

Each contained a message of only one or two lines, in the abbreviated jargon—not actually Newspeak, but consisting largely of Newspeak words—which was used in the Ministry for internal purposes.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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