abbreviature

noun

ab·bre·vi·a·ture | \ -vēəˌchu̇(ə)r\

plural -s

Definition of abbreviature

1 obsolete : abbreviation

2 : abridgment, compendium, abstract

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The first known use of abbreviature was in 1578

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