abreviación
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== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
abreviaçom, abreviação (reintegrationist)
=== Etymology ===
From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiō.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -oŋ
Hyphenation: a‧bre‧via‧ción
=== Noun ===
abreviación f (plural abreviacións)
shortening, abridgement
(linguistics) reduction
==== Related terms ====
abreviar
=== Further reading ===
“abreviación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /abɾebjaˈθjon/ [a.β̞ɾe.β̞jaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /abɾebjaˈsjon/ [a.β̞ɾe.β̞jaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: a‧bre‧via‧ción
=== Noun ===
abreviación f (plural abreviaciones)
shortening, abridgement
(linguistics) reduction
==== Usage notes ====
In Spanish there are several types of reductions that can happen to language: abreviatura (“abbreviation”), acortamiento (“shortening”), acrónimo (“phonetic acronym”), sigla (“any acronym”), símbolo (“symbol”).
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“abreviación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025