ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Abbreviator

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /əˈbɹiː.viˌeɪ.tɚ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Abbreviator is a noun meaning A person who abbreviates or shortens.

Meaning

A person who abbreviates or shortens.

More Meanings

  1. (Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.

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Related dictionary entries include abbreviater, abridger, shortener, acronymist, epitomist, paraphraser.

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