Abbreviated Definition & Meaning

abbreviated
adjective
  1. (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
  2. cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

"Abbreviated" in song lyrics

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  • "Big AKs like Alicia Keys abbreviated"
    Smoke DZA f/ Mara Hruby, Kendrick Lamar — How Far We Go (Uptown 81)

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