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Binoy:
word-2 (19-01-2012)
abbreviate (verb) [syn. shorten]
সংক্ষেপিত করা; to make a word shorter usually by using some initial letters or a phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word
You can abbreviate ‘Daffodil International University’ as ‘DIU’.
'Compact Disc' is often abbreviated to 'CD'.
'Chief Executive Officer' is abbreviated as 'CEO'.
derived word(s):
abbreviated (adjective) সংক্ষেপিত
‘DIU’ is the abbreviated name of ‘Daffodil International University’.
'TV' is the abbreviated form of 'Television'.
Where appropriate, abbreviated forms are used.
abbreviation (noun) শব্দ-সংক্ষেপ; সংক্ষেপণ; সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ [syn. acronym]
‘DIU’ is the abbreviation of ‘Daffodil International University’.
What’s the abbreviation for ‘Saint’?
'SAARC' is the abbreviation for 'South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation'.
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Test you knowledge of abbreviation
Do you know the full forms of the following abbreviations?
VAT, TIN, CNG, UNDP, WB, IMF, ADB, gym, lab, memo
(See answer tomorrow and compare with yours)
Note: ‘Acronym’ is often thought to be a synonym for ‘abbreviation’, but there is a little difference between the two. Abbreviation is a broader term and acronym is a special kind of it. Acronym is that kind of abbreviation which consists of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word. For example: AIDS is an acronym for 'Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome'. So all acronyms are abbreviations but all abbreviations are not acronyms.
Do you find any acronym in the examples given above?
nafrin:
Nice try sir, thank you very much
Binoy:
Thanks Nujhat. Ask your students to follow the posts regularly. Good luck!
Bhowmik:
Very good posting sir,
It will help students learn a word with its classes.
Swapan Kumar Bhowmik
Lecturer,
Dept. of English
Daffodil International University
Binoy:
Thanks Swapan. Give your feedback and also ask your students to read the posts regularly. Good luck!
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