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An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters, or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.

There are four different types of abbreviations in English:

1. Initialism,
2. Acronym,
3. Shortening,
4. Contraction.