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abbreviature

noun
ab·​bre·​vi·​a·​ture | \ -vēəˌchu̇(ə)r\
plural -s

Definition of abbreviature

1 obsolete : abbreviation
2 : abridgment, compendium, abstract

First Known Use of abbreviature

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for abbreviature

borrowed from Medieval Latin abbrevitūra, from Late Latin abbreviātus (past participle of abbreviāre “to abbreviate entry 1”) + Latin -ūra -ure

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