abbreviated

/ə'bri:vietid/

Thân thiện

The professor gave an abbreviated lecture due to the fire alarm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shortened in duration or length: Made briefer than the standard or original form, often by omitting parts.
   • (Of clothing) Very short: Covering very little of the body; scant.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Shortened):
  • He gave an abbreviated version of the report to save time.
  • The abbreviated meeting lasted only fifteen minutes.
• Adjective (Clothing):
  • She wore an abbreviated denim skirt.
  • The abbreviated swimwear is popular on this beach.

Advanced Usage

• In Linguistics/Writing: Refers to a shortened form of a word or phrase.
  • "Dr." is the abbreviated form of "Doctor".
• In a Figurative Sense: Can describe something that is cut short or underdeveloped.
  • The director's vision suffered from an abbreviated production schedule.

Variants and Related Words

• Abbreviate (verb): To shorten a word, phrase, or text.
  • Please abbreviate "Avenue" as "Ave." on the form.
• Abbreviation (noun): A shortened form of a word or phrase.
  • "USA" is a common abbreviation for the United States of America.

Synonyms

• Shortened: Reduced in length.
• Condensed: Made more concise.
• Truncated: Cut short.
• Brief: Of short duration.
• Curtailed: Reduced or limited.

Antonyms

• Lengthy: Long in duration or extent.
• Extended: Made longer.
• Full-length: Of complete or standard length.
• Unabridged: Not shortened; complete.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• In abbreviated form: Presented in a shortened version.
  • The news was delivered in abbreviated form due to the breaking story.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. cut short in duration
   • the abbreviated speech
   • her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
   • an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
2. (of clothing) very short
   • an abbreviated swimsuit
   • a brief bikini

Từ đồng nghĩa

• shortened
• truncated
• brief