English Dictionary

abbreviate

/əˈbɹi.vi.ət/

adj

(obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. / (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

The professor used an abbreviate form of the word.

意味（1）

(obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

The abbreviate form has never been able to recover that shock.

意味（2）

(biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.