abbreviation
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abbreviation
Summary
abbreviation is a linguistic phenomenon[1]. abbreviation ranks in the top 8% of linguistic_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,493 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 a type of term[8].
- abbreviation is part of writing system[9].
- abbreviation's Commons category is recorded as Abbreviation[10].
- abbreviation's has cause is recorded as derivation[11].
- abbreviation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abbreviations[12].
- abbreviation's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Abbreviations[13].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Oxford Companion to the Book (First Edition)[17].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[20].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[22].
- abbreviation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[23].
- abbreviation's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1813[24].
- abbreviation's different from is recorded as Q9338279[25].
- abbreviation's exact match is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#abbreviation[26].
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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], linguistic unit[7], and term[8].
Use and Application
abbreviation is part of writing system[9].
Why It Matters
abbreviation ranks in the top 8% of linguistic_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,493 views/month).[2] abbreviation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] abbreviation is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]