abbreviature
noun
ab·bre·vi·a·ture
-vēəˌchu̇(ə)r
plural -s
1
obsolete : abbreviation
2
: abridgment, compendium, abstract
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin abbrevitūra, from Late Latin abbreviātus (past participle of abbreviāre "to abbreviate entry 1") + Latin -ūra -ure
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1