Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun abbreviation

2 senses of abbreviation

Sense 1
abbreviation -- (a shortened form of a word or phrase)
       => form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")

Sense 2
abbreviation -- (shortening something by omitting parts of it)
       => shortening -- (act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening")