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abbreviation

/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/

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noun

略語, 省略

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

Examples :

""Mr. Smith always uses the abbreviation 'etc.' instead of writing out 'et cetera'." "

スミス氏はいつも「et cetera」と書く代わりに、略語の「etc.」を使います。

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noun

略語

A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.

Examples :

"The abbreviation "Mr." is used before a man's surname. "

略語「Mr.」は男性の姓の前に使用されます。

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noun

短縮, 省略

The process of abbreviating.

Examples :

"The abbreviation of "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" is "NASA". "

「National Aeronautics and Space Administration」の略は「NASA」です。

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noun

記号、指示

A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.

Examples :

"The music score showed an abbreviation for "piano," using "pp" to indicate a very soft volume. "

楽譜は、非常に小さい音量を示すために「pp」を使用して、「ピアノ」の指示を示しました。

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noun

音符の幹を横切る1つ以上のダッシュで、それぞれ8分音符、16分音符、32分音符、または64分音符に分割します。

One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.

Examples :

"The music teacher explained that the abbreviation on the sheet music indicated the notes should be played as very fast, short eighth notes. "

音楽の先生は、楽譜の略語は、音符を非常に速く短い8分音符として演奏すべきであることを示していると説明しました。

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noun

略語, 省略

Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.

Examples :

""Using 'Dr.' is a common abbreviation for 'Doctor'." "

「Dr.」を使うのは「Doctor」の一般的な略語です。

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短縮

Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.

Examples :

"The abbreviation of tadpole development in some frog species, where they hatch as miniature frogs without going through a complete aquatic larval stage, allows them to thrive in drier environments. "

一部のカエル種におけるオタマジャクシの発達の短縮、つまり完全な水生幼生期を経ずにミニチュアのカエルとして孵化することは、より乾燥した環境で生育することを可能にします。

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約分

Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.

Examples :

"The abbreviation of the fraction 4/8 is 1/2. "

分数4/8の約分は1/2です。