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Why is the word abbreviation that long? |
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1460, from Mideval French abréviation, |
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from Latin abbreviationem (nom. abbreviatio), |
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from pp.(i dont know what dialect 'pp' is) of abbreviare "make brief," |
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from Latin. ad "to" + breviare "shorten," |
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from brevis "short, low, little, shallow" ). |
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 4 March 2005
Why is the word abbreviation that long?
1460, from Mideval French abréviation, from Latin abbreviationem (nom. abbreviatio), from pp.(i dont know what dialect 'pp' is) of abbreviare "make brief," from Latin. ad "to" + breviare "shorten," from brevis "short, low, little, shallow" ).