abbreviateverb [ T usually passive ]
uk/əˈbriː.vi.eɪt/us/əˈbriː.vi.eɪt/to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word:
"Daniel" is often abbreviated to "Dan".
"Chief Executive Officer" is abbreviated as "CEO".
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- We generally use the abbreviation 'MP' instead of writing out 'Member of Parliament' in full.
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abbreviated
adjective uk/əˈbriː.vi.eɪ.tɪd/us/əˈbriː.vi.eɪ.t̬ɪd/
"Di" is the abbreviated form of "Diane".