Thesaurus entry: abbreviation

Article: ABBREVIATION
Young Students Learning Library;      656 words ... ... Other abbreviations use the first ... Some abbreviations do not look ... for. Such abbreviations usually come ... It is an abbreviation of the Latin ... meridiem. The shortened form for pound is ...

Dictionary definition: abbreviation
The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar;      632 words ...abbreviation A shortened form of a word or phrase ... of the scale. Other abbreviations are acceptable in formal ... unpronounceable in its shortened form. This includes abbreviations ... as a special type of abbreviation. H 2 O (water ...

Article: Abbreviations.
Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  November 11, 2005 ;     411 words ...Directions: An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. On the lines below, write the correct abbreviation for the underlined word or words. Sample Sunday, November 20 Sun. 1. United States -- 2. 40 Birch Road -- 3. December ...

Article: Abbreviations.(WR Test Yourself)
Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  November 12, 2004 ;     477 words ...Directions: An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word. Write the correct letter of the abbreviation for the underlined word. Sample Doctor Smith E 1. December 31, 2004 -- A. Ave. 2. 31 Sandy Beach Lane -- B. Ln. 3. Tuesday, May ...

Article: Development of a shortened form of the coping ...
North American Journal of Psychology;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The 48-item Coping Responses Inventory-Youth (CRI-Youth; Moos, 1993) measures coping strategies used by adolescents in response to stressful life circumstances. This study tested the underlying structure of the CRI-Youth in an Australian adolescent sample to examine the cross-cultural relevance of

Article: State starts pilot study of shortened form
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 11, 2003 ;     280 words ...The Utah Department of Workforce Services has launched a pilot study for a new abbreviated application for services. The pilot will be in two regions of the state to determine the effectiveness in both rural and urban settings. The selected centers are the Midvale and Richfield employment centers.

Article: Abbreviations. (Phonics).
Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  January 31, 2003 ;     461 words ...Directions: An abbrevation is a shortened form of a word. Fill the buble next to the correct abbreviation for the underlined word. 1. 64 Maple Avenue (A) aven. (C) Avn. (B) Ave. (D) ave. 2. Mister Brown (A) Mist ...