Abbreviation

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अब्रीविएशन

Meaning

A shortened form of a word or phrase

हिंदी अर्थ

संक्षिप्त/शब्द संक्षेप

Example sentences

Radhika wrote 'Mon' as the abbreviation for Monday in her timetable.

'Approx.' is a common abbreviation for 'approximately'.

Daily use: Radhika ne timetable mein Monday ki jagah uska abbreviation 'Mon' likh diya.

Word forms
Abbreviation nAbbreviate vAbbreviated adj
Memory trick · Prashant Sir

abBREViation में brief की झलक देखिए — दोनों एक ही परिवार के हैं। किसी शब्द को brief यानी छोटा कर दिया, तो बना abbreviation, जैसे Doctor का Dr।

Spot BREV in abBREViation: it is a cousin of the word 'brief'. To make a word brief is to shorten it, so a shortened form of a word or phrase is an abbreviation, like 'Dr' for Doctor.

Exam note

Verb abbreviate, noun abbreviation। इसे acronym से मत मिलाइए — acronym वह abbreviation है जो पहले अक्षरों से बने और शब्द की तरह बोला जाए, जैसे NASA।

Verb abbreviate, noun abbreviation. Do not confuse it with acronym: an acronym is an abbreviation made of first letters and pronounced as a word, like NASA.

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