v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abbreviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abbreviating. ] [ L. abbreviatus, p. p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. See Abridge. ] 1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Math.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction. [ 1913 Webster ]
[seru ; saseru](aux-v, v1) (1) (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (2) (hum) (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (3) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (4) (hon) (as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc.) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions#540[Add to Longdo]
[りゃくほんれき, ryakuhonreki](n) (See 暦・こよみ) abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format[Add to Longdo]