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abbreviation abbreviations and acronyms An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word used in place of the full word An acronym is a word formed from the

abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word, like Dr for doctor or Jan for January An acronym is a shortened word of a phrase made up of the initial