"Della Crusca" is a word in ENGLISH

In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a …

Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.

The act of shortening, or reducing.

Shortened conventional expressions, employed as substitutes for names, phrases, dates, and the like, for the saving of space, of time …

One who abbreviates or shortens.

Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.

To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power …

To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a …

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

The shortening ol the time for tbe vesting in possession of an expectant interest

To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See Ad-.

Shortened forms of Alcoholate.

áma - (Sp. ama) Housewife, mistress, landlady, proprietress. (cf. agálon, tagíya). Also shortened from the Sp. "ama de leche”—wet-nurse.

amíg - Chum, pal, friend, shortened from amígo and used very familiarly and often also ironically or sarcastically. Si amíg …

-ánay - A suffix denoting reciprocity. Nagahigugmaánay silá. They love each other. Nagsondánay silá. They followed one another. At times …

A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English …

anúus n soot. anak sa a very dark-complexioned person. v [A23; b(1)] give o? soot. Ug muanúus ang sugà, pagamyi …

Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form.