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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
abbreviate .
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Examples
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(And, as a last thought, I half-suspect that the fact the title abbreviates to MPH (for miles-per-hour is not an accident.
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(And, as a last thought, I half-suspect that the fact the title abbreviates to MPH (for miles-per-hour is not an accident.
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A long day's journey lies between Garoet and Djokjacarta, which popular parlance abbreviates into Djokja.
Through the Malay Archipelago Emily Richings
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The MG in the standard name abbreviates "motors and generators," so you can search the NEMA Web site for "MG" in the standard's title to locate other motor-and-generator documents such as:
The Gadgeteer 2010
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It condenses and abbreviates, thus giving words an energy of expansion that is almost explosive.
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"Pearl Dive," as Black abbreviates it, will serve seafood stew, po boys, pasta, maybe fried chicken and a skirt steak, the last making use of the restaurant's wood-burning grill.
Jeff Black to Launch Pearl Dive Justin Rude 2010
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I think they may have skipped "The Thief in the Tower" because it abbreviates to TTITT.
Disney's Animated Film 'Rapunzel' Changes Title to 'Tangled' « FirstShowing.net 2010
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Nonetheless, I love it that Southern Mississippi opened their season with Louisiana-Lafayette and Loyola of Louisiana, both of which ESPN abbreviates as some variation of LA-LA.
Eric Angevine: Making Sense of ESPN's Basketball Marathon 2009
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"Bones" as Fr Ray Blake affectionately abbreviates him has just posted this astonishing video of Obama worship:
Hear our cry Obama! 2009
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"Bones" as Fr Ray Blake affectionately abbreviates him has just posted this astonishing video of Obama worship:
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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