Collocations for "abbreviation"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "abbreviation" in context.
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abbreviation
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- What is the abbreviation for [mister, etcetera]?
- [Mr.] is the abbreviation for [mister]
- The abbreviation uses a [capital "M," period].
- use an abbreviation to [indicate, identify, list]
- is a common abbreviation (for)
- is commonly used as an abbreviation (for)
- a list of common abbreviations
- It's just an abbreviation.
- a [three] -letter abbreviation
- [postal, state] abbreviations
- used the wrong [postal] abbreviation
- What does this abbreviation [stand for, mean]?
- abbreviations used in [citations, legal contracts]
- [legal, court] abbreviations
'abbreviation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):