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abbreviator

/əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-bre-vi-a-tor
IPA
/əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɚ/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who abbreviates or shortens.

noun

One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātor. Compare French abbréviateur.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: abbreviātor

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɚ/
  • British English: /əˈbɹiː.viˌeɪ.tɚ/

Inflected Forms

abbreviators (plural)

Synonyms

abridger

Questions

How do you pronounce abbreviator?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɚ/.
What does abbreviator mean?
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
Where does abbreviator come from?
From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātor. Compare French abbréviateur.

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