abréviation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem. See also abréger and -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bʁe.vja.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

abréviation f (plural abréviations)

1. abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)

Related terms

• abrègement
• abréviatif
• abrévier

Further reading

• “abréviation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.