On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:22:55 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > No, it's not an abbreviation. An abbreviation is when a word is > used with one or more letters missing from it, such as bkfst for > breakfast.
Not according to AH3: ab�bre�vi�a�tion P Pronunciation Key (-brv-shn) n. 1. The act or product of shortening. 2. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps. 3. Mus. Any of various symbols used in notation to indicate that a series of notes is to be repeated. dictionary.com omits the last one. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
