Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English abbreviation, from Middle English abbreviacioun, from Middle French abreviation, from Late Latin abbreviātiō, from Latin ad + breviō (shorten), from brevis (short).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔabɾeˈbisjon/ [ʔɐb.ɾ̪eˈbis̪.jon̪]
  • Hyphenation: ab‧re‧bi‧syon

Noun

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abrebisyon

  1. (linguistics) abbreviation