n. [ LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbréviation. ] 1. The act of shortening, or reducing. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Mus.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]
[たか(P);だか, taka (P); daka](suf) (1) (abbr) (See 高等学校) High (abbreviation of "High School" following a school's name); (pref) (2) (See 高レベル) high-#331[Add to Longdo]
[kotoyoro ; kotoyoru](n) (col) (abbr) (See あけおめことよろ) abbreviation of "kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu" (please be kind to me again this year)[Add to Longdo]
[tekkusu](n) (1) (senses 1 and 2 are originally from an abbreviation of "texture") soft fiberboard; soft fibreboard; (2) (often used in brand names) cloth; fabric; material; (3) tex; unit of linear mass density of fibres; (P)[Add to Longdo]