graphic abbreviation

English

Noun

graphic abbreviation (plural graphic abbreviations)

Examples
  • Dr. (doctor)
  • vs (versus)
  • & (and)
  • lb (pound)
  1. (linguistics) A written abbreviation intended to be read aloud in full as the word from which it is abbreviated, as opposed to reading it in its abbreviated form.
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