An abbreviation(from Latin brevis"short") is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word "abbreviation" can itself be represented by the abbreviation "abbr." or "abbrev....
For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr. or abbrev. Contents [ hide] 1 History 2 Types of abbreviation 2.1 Syllabic abbreviation 2.1.1 Use in various languages 2.1.2 Syllabic abbreviations in names of organizations 3 Style conventions in English 3.1 ...
butnolonger thedefault. Anincreaseinliteracyhas,historically,sometimesspawnedatrend towardabbreviation.ThestandardizationofEnglishinthe15ththrough 17thcenturiesincludedsuchagrowthintheuseofabbreviation [1] .At first,abbreviationsweresometimesrepresentedwithvarioussuspension signs,notonlyperiods.Forexample,specificphoneme...
InFrench, the period only follows an abbreviation if the last letter in the abbreviation isnotthe last letter of its antecedent: "M." is the abbreviation for "monsieur" while "Mme" is that for "madame". Like many other cross-channellinguistic acquisitions, many Britons readily took this up...
InFrench, the period only follows an abbreviation if the last letter in the abbreviation isnotthe last letter of its antecedent: "M." is the abbreviation for "monsieur" while "Mme" is that for "madame". Like many other cross-channellinguistic acquisitions, many Britons readily took this up...
InFrench, the period only follows an abbreviation if the last letter in the abbreviation isnotthe last letter of its antecedent: "M." is the abbreviation for "monsieur" while "Mme" is that for "madame". Like many other cross-channellinguistic acquisitions, many Britons readily took this up...