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abbreviate

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Lena tried to abbreviate “unicorn” as “u-corn.”

レナは「ユニコーン」を「ユーコーン」と省略しようとした。

Definitions(定義)

必須の要素を保持している間、範囲が減少する

Verb: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Verb: shorten

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The manuscript must be shortened
Verb: Abbreviate `New York’ and write `NY’

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

Antonyms: expand

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories): decrease, reduce

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abbreviate, abridge, cut, de-escalate, diminish, limit, minimize, mitigate, pare, reduce, shrink, slack, slake, suppress, turn down

Hyponyms (Specific examples): bowdlerize, digest

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: abbreviation, abbreviator, abridgement, abridger, contraction, shortener

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes: ab

Suffixes:

Exam Level

英検準1級

Extensive Reading(多読)

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories:

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