English

Noun

abbreviature ‎(plural abbreviatures)

1. An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. [since the late 16th century]^[1]
   • (Can we date this quote?), Jeremy Taylor, Via Pacis:

     This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.

2. (obsolete) An abbreviated state or form. [only during the early to mid 17th century]^[1]
3. A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. [since the mid 17th century]^[1]
4. (obsolete) The process of abbreviating. [only during the early to late 17th century]^[1]

Translations

References

1. 1 2 3 4 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

Latin

Participle

abbreviature

1. vocative masculine singular of abbreviaturus