abbreviatory
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From abbreviate + -ory.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌtɔɹ.i/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
[edit]abbreviatory (comparative more abbreviatory, superlative most abbreviatory)
- Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging. [Mid 19th century.][1]
Translations
[edit]serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging
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References
[edit]- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbreviatory”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.