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ABBREVIA'TION, n. 1. The act of shortening or contracting. 2. A letter or a few letters used for a word; as Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America. 3. The reduction of fractions to the lowest te...

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ABBREVIA'TION, n.

1. The act of shortening or contracting.

2. A letter or a few letters used for a word; as Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.

3. The reduction of fractions to the lowest terms.

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