abbreviator
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Synonyms: abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviatory, abbreviates, abbreviators, abbreviata
Antonyms: abbreviate, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviatory, abbreviates, abbreviators, abbreviata
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Noun
- A person who [[abbreviates]] or [[shortens]]. {{defdate|early 16th c.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=3}}</ref>
- {{lb|en|Roman Catholicism|historical}} One of a college of [[seventy-two]] officers of the [[papal]] court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a [[petition]], or reply of the pope to a letter, and [[afterwards]] [[expand]] the minute into official form. {{defdate|mid 16th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
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