"abbreviation" meaning in English

See abbreviation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˌbriː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ [UK], /əˌbri.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abbreviation.wav [UK] Forms: abbreviation [singular], abbreviations [plural]
Etymology: abbreviate + -ion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|abbreviate|ion}} abbreviate + -ion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An abbreviation is a shorter way of writing or saying a word or phrase.
    Sense id: simple-abbreviation-en-noun-U2yCB6Gp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ion
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          "text": "\"NASA\" is an abbreviation of the words \"National Aeronautics and Space Administration\"."
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      "ipa": "/əˌbri.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/",
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