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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ab•bre•vi•a•to•ry adj.

serving to abbreviate or shorten:"IA'' is an abbreviatory form of "Iowa.''

abbreviate + -ory¹ 1840–50

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