(~s)
An ~ is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
The postal ~ for Kansas is KS.
N-COUNT
(~s)
An ~ is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
The postal ~ for Kansas is KS.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012