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How to pronounce “abbreviate”

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Pronunciation guide for abbreviate

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of abbreviate with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The paradox of efficiencyHowever, studies have shown that when we have to abbreviate,
Definition summary: (obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.][2]

Example 1 of 8

The paradox of efficiency

However, studies have shown that when we have to abbreviate,

[Verb]
(obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.][2]
(obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.][2]
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][2]
(transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form. [First attested in the late 16th century.][2]
(transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
[Adjective]
(obsolete, as a participle) Abbreviated.
(obsolete, as a participial adjective) Abbreviated, abridged, shortened. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century][2]
(biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][2]
[Noun]
(obsolete, Scotland) An abridgment. [Mid 16th century.][2][3]