abbreviation

/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/ noun

a group of letters used as a short way of saying or writing a word or group of words

VERBS:

use an abbreviation

• People often use the abbreviation ‘US’ instead of saying the ‘United States’.

ADJECTIVES:

a written abbreviation

• 'BTW' is a written abbreviation which means ‘by the way’.

a common abbreviation

• At the back of the book there is a list of common abbreviations used in English.

the standard abbreviation

• The standard abbreviation for ‘for example’ is 'e.g.'.

PREPOSITIONS:

the abbreviation for/of sth

• ‘PC’ is the abbreviation for ‘personal computer’.

• ‘Dr’ is the abbreviation of ‘Doctor’.

PHRASES:

an abbreviation is short for sth

• The abbreviation ‘WHO’ is short for ‘World Health Organization’.

an abbreviation stands for sth

• The abbreviation ‘mph’ stands for ‘miles per hour’.