Definition of ABBREVIATED

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And for the girls with more abbreviated lengths, Smith took an even more bespoke approach. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Proenza Schouler Just Sent Cool-Girl Wet Hair Down the Runway—And It’s Easier to Pull Off Than You Think," 12 Feb. 2019 Yesterday on a Milanese balcony, the super debuted a mane of pin-straight brunette that swung several extra inches past the culmination point of her abbreviated chop, the setting infinitely apropos for a let-down-her-hair moment. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Bella Hadid Brings the Drama to Milan Fashion Week With Long Hair Worthy of This Italian Icon," 19 Sep. 2018 Raf Simons’s abbreviated tenure at Calvin Klein is likely to be all anyone talks about at the upcoming round of shows, and for good reason. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "11 Reasons to Be Excited About The Year in Fashion," 4 Jan. 2019 Hilaria Baldwin The yoga instructor somehow got all of her little ones in front of this very appropriately abbreviated/New York–apartment-size tree. — Vogue, "Which Celebrity Christmas Decorations Are Perfectly On-Brand? Let Us Show You," 14 Dec. 2018 From the markings on tanks to the classification of aircraft, the armed services use a lot of symbology and abbreviated text to quickly convey information. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Military’s Cryptic Letters, Numbers, and Symbols, Explained," 6 Dec. 2018 The abbreviated version will be held this fall and will take place over 15 days rather than the 23-day global event. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, "A wild look at Indonesia, a lauded hotel at a winning price and more," 2 July 2018 The matinee featured an abbreviated outing from Kenta Maeda, a bravura performance by the Dodgers bullpen and an afternoon of angst aimed at Gibson. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Dodgers settle for split in doubleheader with Cubs," 20 June 2018 Wednesday’s abbreviated outing followed the April 11 game in which he was ejected for throwing the first pitch of the third inning at the Rockies’ Nolan Arenado. — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Analysis: Perdomo forces Padres to make move, which is a good thing," 19 Apr. 2018

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