abréviation
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem. See also abréger and -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.bʁe.vja.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
abréviation f (plural abréviations)
- abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)
Related terms
Further reading
- “abréviation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.