graphic abbreviation

noun

A written abbreviation intended to be read aloud in full as the word from which it is abbreviated, as opposed to reading it in its abbreviated form.

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Meanings

noungraphic abbreviation (plural graphic abbreviations)

plural graphic abbreviations

  1. human sciencesA written abbreviation intended to be read aloud in full as the word from which it is abbreviated, as opposed to reading it in its abbreviated form.
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APA

graphic abbreviation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic%20abbreviation

MLA

“graphic abbreviation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic%20abbreviation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphic abbreviation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic%20abbreviation.

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