Etymology

breviate

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Today it means: A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis Full definition →

Latin breviātum
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breviate · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed frombreviātum
  2. English todaybreviate

First attested in 1581; borrowed from Latin breviātum, from the perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

breviate · verb, adjective2

  1. Latin · borrowed frombreviātus
  2. English todaybreviate

First attested in the beginning of the 16ᵗʰ century; either borrowed from Latin breviātus, the perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)) or apheretic form of abbreviate.

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