ABBREVIATORY

Meaning of ABBREVIATORY in English

(a.) Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

ABBREVIATORY — ( a. ) Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ABBREVIATORY — /euh bree"vee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. serving to abbreviate or shorten: "IA" is an abbreviatory form of "Iowa." [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABBREVIATORY — adj serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
Webster English vocab
ABBREVIATORY — abbreviatory BrE AmE ə ˈbriːv i‿ət‿ ə r i ə ˌbriːv i ˈeɪt ə r i ◂ AmE \ -i‿ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ABBREVIATIVE — adj abridging, abbreviatory
Interlingua English vocab