คำว่า ' abbreviate ' ( VT )
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คำนิยามในภาษาอังกฤษ (definition) :
[v. t.] To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
[v. t.] To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
[a.] Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
[a.] Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
[n.] An abridgment.