abbreviature

noun

ab·​bre·​vi·​a·​ture

-vēəˌchu̇(ə)r

plural -s

1

obsolete : abbreviation

2

: abridgment, compendium, abstract

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin abbrevitūra, from Late Latin abbreviātus (past participle of abbreviāre "to abbreviate entry 1") + Latin -ūra -ure

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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