grumbleradded a comment 5 years ago
abbreviation - это сокращение нескольких слов, а не словА
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Ангела 🌙asked for translation 5 years ago
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сокращение
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какого-то слова
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abbreviation
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For example: p.m. = post meridian
translation added by 🇺🇸 Uly 🐝Gold ru-en3 - 2.
the short form (of a word)
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For example: info(rmation)
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contraction
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For example CAN + NOT = can’t
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short for
example
Photo is short for photograph. Dave is short for David.
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🇺🇸 Uly 🐝added a comment 5 years ago
Abbreviation is the shortening of one or more words: nat’l / natl. / nat. = national -or- several words photo opp = photographic opportunity, B.C. = Before Christ.
🇺🇸 Uly 🐝added a comment 5 years ago
+++Grumbler
grumbleradded a comment 5 years ago
Интересно.
"аббревиатура" в русском - это всегда больше, чем одно слово - (в отличие от
🇺🇸 Uly 🐝added a comment 5 years ago
Ah! And we also have ACRONYMS, which are comprised of the first letter of several words: EU = European Union, NATO, UNESCO, etc.
grumbleradded a comment 5 years ago
I know, but I think acronym is not JUST a combination of the first letters.
It's a special type of an abbreviation that is pronounced like a word. If so, I don't understand why EU is an acronym.
grumbleradded a comment 5 years ago
Hmm...
"Although the word acronym is often used to refer to any abbreviation formed from initial letters, some dictionaries and usage commentators define acronym to mean an abbreviation that is pronounced as a word..."
🇺🇸 Uly 🐝added a comment 5 years ago
That’s true. We say EU [ию], but UNESCO [юнэскоу]