ab-brĕvĭo — Lewis & Short
ab-brĕvĭo, āre, v. freq. a.ab or adbrevio,
I to shorten, abridge, Veg. Mil. 3 prol.; Vulg. Isa. 10, 22; ib. Rom. 9, 28.
The corpus record — Latin
ab-brĕvĭo
ab-brĕvĭo · v. freq. a
to shorten, abridge
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