adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/
General-American:/əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 B R IY1 V IY0 EY2 T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Shortened; made briefer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Scanty, as in clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of abbreviate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of clothing) very short
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an abbreviated swimsuit
a brief bikini
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brief
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
cut short in duration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the abbreviated speech
her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shortened, truncated
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.