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abbreviature
noun
ab·bre·vi·a·ture
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-vēəˌchu̇(ə)r
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Origin and Etymology of abbreviature
borrowed from Medieval Latin abbrevitūra, from Late Latin abbreviātus (past participle of abbreviāre “to1abbreviate”) + Latin -ūra-ure
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