Abbr. is the abbreviation of "abbreviation".
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Types of abbreviations:
There are four main kinds of abbreviations: shortenings, contractions, initialisms, and acronyms. 1 Shortenings of words usually consist of the first few letters of the full form and are usually spelled with a final period when they are still regarded as abbreviations, for example, cont. = continued, in = inch. In the cases when they form words in their own right, the period is omitted, for example, hippo = hippopotamus, limo = limousine. Such shortenings are often but not always informal. Some become the standard forms, and the full forms are then regarded as formal or technical, for example, bus = omnibus, taxi = taxicab, deli = delicatessen, zoo = zoological garden. Sometimes shortenings are altered to facilitate their pronunciation or spelling: bike = bicycle2 Contractions are abbreviated forms in which letters from the middle of the full form have been omitted, for example, Dr. = doctor, St. = saint or street. Such forms are invariably followed by a period. Another kind of contraction is the type with an apostrophe marking the omission of letters: can't = cannot, didn't = did not, you've = you have. 3 Initialisms are made up of the initial letters of words and are pronounced as separate letters: CIA (or C.I.A.), NYC, pm (or p.m.), U.S. (or US). Practice varies with regard to periods, with current usage increasingly in favor of omitting them, especially when the initialism consists entirely of capital letters. 4 Acronyms are initialisms that have become words in their own right, or similar words formed from parts of several words. They are pronounced as words rather than as a series of letters, for example, AIDS, laser, scuba, UNESCO, and do not have periods. In many cases the acronym becomes the standard term and the full form is only used in explanatory contexts.
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Types of abbreviations:
There are four main kinds of abbreviations: shortenings, contractions, initialisms, and acronyms. 1 Shortenings of words usually consist of the first few letters of the full form and are usually spelled with a final period when they are still regarded as abbreviations, for example, cont. = continued, in = inch. In the cases when they form words in their own right, the period is omitted, for example, hippo = hippopotamus, limo = limousine. Such shortenings are often but not always informal. Some become the standard forms, and the full forms are then regarded as formal or technical, for example, bus = omnibus, taxi = taxicab, deli = delicatessen, zoo = zoological garden. Sometimes shortenings are altered to facilitate their pronunciation or spelling: bike = bicycle2 Contractions are abbreviated forms in which letters from the middle of the full form have been omitted, for example, Dr. = doctor, St. = saint or street. Such forms are invariably followed by a period. Another kind of contraction is the type with an apostrophe marking the omission of letters: can't = cannot, didn't = did not, you've = you have. 3 Initialisms are made up of the initial letters of words and are pronounced as separate letters: CIA (or C.I.A.), NYC, pm (or p.m.), U.S. (or US). Practice varies with regard to periods, with current usage increasingly in favor of omitting them, especially when the initialism consists entirely of capital letters. 4 Acronyms are initialisms that have become words in their own right, or similar words formed from parts of several words. They are pronounced as words rather than as a series of letters, for example, AIDS, laser, scuba, UNESCO, and do not have periods. In many cases the acronym becomes the standard term and the full form is only used in explanatory contexts.
by Jafje September 01, 2007
1. A word that means the same, or almost the same, as another word in the same language, either in all of its uses or in a specific context.
2. a word or expression that is used as another name for something in some styles of speaking or writing or to emphasize a specific aspect or association.
3. A duplicate taxonomic name that has been rejected or replaced.
1. Examples of synonyms in this sense are "environment" and "surroundings" and the verbs "tear" and "rip."
2. Examples include "Gotham" and "New York."
by Jafje September 12, 2007
Small European country, capital Antwerpen. In the Northern part of Belgium is the city Brussel (= in English Brussels), where the European government debates about boring stuff.
The Northern half of Belgium speaks a form of Dutch called "Vlaams" (= Flamish), the less developed part, the southern part, speaks French.
by Jafje May 06, 2007
1. Impossible to get in or through: Not able to be passed through or entered.
2. Incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or discern.
3. Closed to influence: Not open to intellectual or moral influences, impressions, or ideas.
by Jafje March 31, 2007
by Jafje May 10, 2007
ADJECTIVE:
1. Done immediately, at once and without delay.
VERB:
1. To make somebody decide to do something.
2. To cause something to happen
3. To provide actors during a performance with words or lines they have forgotten.
4. To suggest something that somebody ought to say, or give a reminder to a speaker.
NOUN:
1. A reminder to a performer of the words or lines he or she has forgotten.
2. The act or occasion of reminding a performer of forgotten words or lines.
3. A symbol or message displayed on a computer monitor or an audio signal informing a computer user that some input is required.
4. The time limit of payment for goods or services, as indicated on a prompt note.
1. Done immediately, at once and without delay.
VERB:
1. To make somebody decide to do something.
2. To cause something to happen
3. To provide actors during a performance with words or lines they have forgotten.
4. To suggest something that somebody ought to say, or give a reminder to a speaker.
NOUN:
1. A reminder to a performer of the words or lines he or she has forgotten.
2. The act or occasion of reminding a performer of forgotten words or lines.
3. A symbol or message displayed on a computer monitor or an audio signal informing a computer user that some input is required.
4. The time limit of payment for goods or services, as indicated on a prompt note.
ADJECTIVE:
1. She promptly made coffee.
VERB:
1. What prompted him to change his mind, we don't yet know.
2. Fears of inflation prompted an immediate rise in interest rates.
3. He had to be prompted three times in the first scene.
4. His wife had to prompt him to mention the cleaning staff.
NOUN:
1. The reminder itself.
2. The reminding.
3. A computer symbol.
4. Time limit.
1. She promptly made coffee.
VERB:
1. What prompted him to change his mind, we don't yet know.
2. Fears of inflation prompted an immediate rise in interest rates.
3. He had to be prompted three times in the first scene.
4. His wife had to prompt him to mention the cleaning staff.
NOUN:
1. The reminder itself.
2. The reminding.
3. A computer symbol.
4. Time limit.
by Jafje April 10, 2007
1. To say something: To say or pronounce something. In many words, just to speak.
2. To emit something as a sound made by the voice.
3. To publish something, e.g. in a book or newspaper.
4. To put something into circulation, especially counterfeit money or a forgery, under the pretense that it is genuine.
2. To emit something as a sound made by the voice.
3. To publish something, e.g. in a book or newspaper.
4. To put something into circulation, especially counterfeit money or a forgery, under the pretense that it is genuine.
by Jafje April 03, 2007