abbreviation
ab‧bre‧vi‧a‧tion /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/
noun
1. [countable] a short form of a word or expression
abbreviation of/for
‘Dr’ is the written abbreviation of ‘Doctor’.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say be short for instead of be the abbreviation of/for:
▪W.H.O. is short for ‘World Health Organization’.
2. [uncountable] the act of abbreviating something
ab‧bre‧vi‧a‧tion /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/
noun1. [countable] a short form of a word or expression
abbreviation of/for
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say be short for instead of be the abbreviation of/for:
▪
2. [uncountable] the act of abbreviating something