abbr.

Letters standing for

Abbr. is an abbreviation for "abbreviation," used in dictionaries and reference works to label shortened forms of words or phrases.

The period signals that the word itself has been shortened: abbr. for "apartment": apt.

abbreviation

truncation

Cutting something shorter

contractionReduction in size
shorthandAbbreviated writing system
shorteningReducing length or duration

clipping · acronym · initialism · syllabic · portmanteau · blend · syncope · ellipsis · suspension · scribal

writing

notation

System of written symbols

shorthandAbbreviated writing system
stenographyCompressed symbolic writing system
manuscriptOriginal text before publication

scribal · annotation · marginalia · footnote · citation · reference · symbol · glyph · mark · sign

examples

etc

"And so forth" shortened

vsAbbreviation meaning against
e.g.Introduces an illustration
i.e.Clarifying abbreviation

Mr · Mrs · Dr · Jr · St · govt · dept · approx · misc · vocab

linguistics

morphology

Study of structural forms

clippingPiece cut out
blendingCombining into uniformity
compoundingElements merging progressively

lexicography · neologism · coinage · word-formation · phonetic · orthography · spelling · grapheme · transcription

process

shorten

Reduce in extent

truncateCut off abruptly
compressReduce volume by force
curtailTo cut short

clip · contract · condense · reduce · elide · omit · pare · cut · trim · abridge

Opposites

length/completeness

abbr.spelled out

in full · unabbreviated · expanded form · written out · long form

Phrases

Latin abbreviationsShortened classical language terms
address abbreviationsCondensed location label parts

Family

abbreviation, abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviating, abbreviations, abbreviator

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G