abbreviature

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin abbreviātūra, from Late Latin abbreviō (“shorten, abbreviate”). See also abbreviate. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/ === Noun === abbreviature (countable and uncountable, plural abbreviatures) An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. [since the late 16th century] (obsolete) An abbreviated state or form. [only during the early to mid 17th century] A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. [since the mid 17th century] (obsolete) The process of abbreviating. [only during the early to late 17th century] ==== Translations ==== === References === == Italian == === Noun === abbreviature plural of abbreviatura == Latin == === Participle === abbreviātūre vocative masculine singular of abbreviātūrus