Word
abbreviation, n.
(abbreviations)
shortening something by omitting parts of it
<noun.act>
abbreviation
semantic pointers
hypernym
shortening
a shortened form of a word or phrase
<noun.communication>
abbreviation
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
abbreviate
semantic pointers
hypernym
form, word form, signifier, descriptor
hyponym
apocope
initialism
member of this domain (usage)
appro