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Abbreviated has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate

"The manager gave an abbreviated response to avoid discussing the budget cuts in detail."

Adjective
1

(of clothing) very short

"an abbreviated swimsuit"

"a brief bikini"

2

cut short in duration

"the abbreviated speech"

"her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"

"an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

3

Shortened; made briefer.

"The meeting was abbreviated due to an unexpected power outage, so we had to wrap up our discussion early."

Example Sentences
"an abbreviated swimsuit" adjective
"a brief bikini" adjective
"the abbreviated speech" adjective
"her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking" adjective
"an unsatisfactory truncated conversation" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ted sted nted voted muted fated sated cited sited meted noted outed lated usted feted anted acted bited doted bated
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