Ab‐bre″vi‐ate (�), a. [L. abbreviatus, p. p.] 1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. “The abbreviate form.” Earle.
2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.