to abbreviate a long speech

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• ab|bre´vi|a´tor — ab|bre|vi|ate «uh BREE vee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to make shorter; shorten (a word or phrase) so that a part stands for the whole: »We can abbreviate “inch” to “in.” “Acre” is abbreviated to “a.” by omission, “hour” to “hr.” by… …   Useful english dictionary

• ab|bre|vi|ate — «uh BREE vee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to make shorter; shorten (a word or phrase) so that a part stands for the whole: »We can abbreviate “inch” to “in.” “Acre” is abbreviated to “a.” by omission, “hour” to “hr.” by contraction, and… …   Useful english dictionary

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