abbreviation

Summary

abbreviation is a linguistic phenomenon^[1]. abbreviation ranks in the top 8% of linguistic_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• abbreviation's instance of is recorded as linguistic phenomenon^[3].
• abbreviation is a type of symbol^[4].
• abbreviation is a type of derivative^[5].
• abbreviation is a type of derivation^[6].
• abbreviation is a type of linguistic unit^[7].
• abbreviation is part of writing system^[8].
• abbreviation's Commons category is recorded as Abbreviation^[9].
• abbreviation's has cause is recorded as derivation^[10].
• abbreviation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abbreviations^[11].
• abbreviation's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Abbreviations^[12].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Oxford Companion to the Book (First Edition)^[16].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[17].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[19].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[20].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[21].
• abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[22].
• abbreviation's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1813^[23].
• abbreviation's different from is recorded as Q9338279^[24].
• abbreviation's exact match is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#abbreviation^[25].

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Definition and Type

abbreviation's instance of is recorded as linguistic phenomenon^[3]. Recorded subclass of include symbol^[4], derivative^[5], derivation^[6], and linguistic unit^[7].

Use and Application

abbreviation is part of writing system^[8].

Why It Matters

abbreviation ranks in the top 8% of linguistic_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).^[2] abbreviation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] abbreviation is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]