Clues for the word "ABBREVIATION"

We've had 8 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 6 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Guardian Quick crossword on April 08, 2016.

Definition of abbreviation

n. - The act of shortening, or reducing.
n. - The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.
n. - The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.
n. - One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.