Ab*bre"vi*ate (&?;), a. [L. abbreviatus, p. p.] 1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] "The abbreviate form." Earle.
2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
Ab*bre"vi*ate, n. An abridgment. [Obs.] Elyot.
Ab*bre"vi*a`ted (&?;), a. Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.
Ab*bre`vi*a"tion (&?;), n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbréviation.] 1. The act of shortening, or reducing.