Noah Webster
Abbreviation
ABBREVIA'TION, noun
1. The act of shortening or contracting.
2. A letter or a few letters used for a word; as Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.
3. The reduction of fractions to the lowest terms.
ABBREVIA'TION, noun
1. The act of shortening or contracting.
2. A letter or a few letters used for a word; as Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.
3. The reduction of fractions to the lowest terms.