Example of Latin text with abbreviations. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. It consists of a group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.
The patient, who was a former coal miner, developed black lung disease. He was diagnosed with an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs or:
Entwistle was on medication for a heart condition. (CNN) -- In Rock Dreams, writer Nik Cohn and artist Guy Peellaert's slightly surreal history of rock 'n' roll, the early Who are summarized by means of a simple, fictional ledger.