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abbreviature
/əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/
noun 4
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1ADJ.
excellent, whole
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noun
1
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.
2
An abbreviated state or form.
3
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]
4
The process of abbreviating.
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This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.
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The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]
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