abbreviation

English Thesaurus

1. shortening something by omitting parts of it (noun.act)

hypernym	:	shortening,
definition	:	act of decreasing in length (noun.act)

2. a shortened form of a word or phrase (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	descriptor, form, signifier, word form,
definition	:	the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	apocope,
definition	:	abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds (noun.communication)

domain member usage	:	appro,
definition	:	an informal British abbreviation of approval (noun.state)

derivation	:	abbreviate,
definition	:	shorten (verb.change)

derivation	:	abbreviate,
definition	:	shorten (verb.change)