abreviación

See also: abreviacion

Galician

Alternative forms

  • abreviaçom (reintegrationist)
  • abreviação (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiō.

Noun

abreviación f (plural abreviacións)

  1. shortening, abridgement
  2. (linguistics) reduction

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abɾebjaˈθjon/ [a.β̞ɾe.β̞jaˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /abɾebjaˈsjon/ [a.β̞ɾe.β̞jaˈsjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧bre‧via‧ción

Noun

abreviación f (plural abreviaciones)

  1. shortening, abridgement
  2. (linguistics) reduction

Usage notes

  • In Spanish there are several types of reductions that can happen to language: abreviatura (abbreviation), acortamiento (shortening), acrónimo (phonetic acronym), sigla (any acronym), símbolo (symbol).

Further reading

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