What is an abbreviation?

• A. A longer form of a word
• B. Shortened form of a word or phrase
• C. Word formed from initial letters
• D. Part at end of root word

Answer: (B)

Abbreviations are shortened forms used to represent longer words or phrases. They’re created to save time and space while keeping the meaning clear. For example, Dr. stands for doctor, kg for kilogram, and hrs for hours. This differs from an acronym or initialism, which are specific kinds of abbreviated forms built from the initial letters of a phrase and often spoken as a single word or as separate letters. A longer form would be the full word or phrase, not the shortened version. A suffix is a ending added to a root word to change its meaning, which isn’t about shortening the whole term. So the idea is simply a shortened version of a word or phrase.