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s | abbreviate |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb abbreviate is

(obsolete|transitive) to shorten by omitting parts or details .

As an adjective abbreviate is

(obsolete) abbreviated; abridged; shortened .

As a noun abbreviate is

(obsolete) an abridgment .

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    abbreviate

    English

    Etymology 1

    * Either' from (etyl) abbreviaten, from (etyl) . * See abridge.

    Verb

    (abbreviat)
  • (obsolete) To shorten by omitting parts or details.
  • * (rfdate) :
  • It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off.
  • (obsolete) To speak or write in a brief manner.
  • To make shorter; to shorten; to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
  • To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
  • (mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
  • Synonyms
    * shorten
    Antonyms
    * lengthen

    Etymology 2

    * From .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
  • *
  • (biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An abridgment.
  • References

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