| abbreviation | n 1. act of abbreviating, a. (word, phrase) penyingkatan; b. (article, speech, etc) peringkasan, penyingkatan, pemendekan; 2. abbreviated form, singkatan, kependekan: "km" is the ~ for "kilometer", "km ialah kependekan bagi "kilometer". | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contraction | n 1. becoming, causing to become smaller, shorter, etc, pengecutan, mengecut; 2. (physiol & pathol) kontraksi, pengecutan; 3. shortening of word, pemendekan, penyingkatan; 4. word shortened, kependekan, singkatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |