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Abbess

ˈæb.es
noun

A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.

Usage examples:

Abbots, abbesses and bishops were buried with their croziers, the pastoral staffs symbolic of their…

Abbesses

ˈæb.es
noun

A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.

Usage examples:

Abbots, abbesses and bishops were buried with their croziers, the pastoral staffs symbolic of their…

Abbey

ˈæb.i
noun

The building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.

Usage examples:

Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.

Abbot

ˈæb.ət
noun

A man who is the head of an abbey of monks.

Usage examples:

Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.

Abbots

ˈæb.ət
noun

A man who is the head of an abbey of monks.

Usage examples:

Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.

Abbreviate

əˈbriː.vi.eɪt
verb

Shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

Usage examples:

‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’

Abbreviated

əˈbriː.vi.eɪ.tɪd
adjective

Shortened; cut short.

Usage examples:

An abbreviated version of the earlier work
verb

Shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

Usage examples:

‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’

Abbreviates

əˈbriː.vi.eɪt
verb

Shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

Usage examples:

‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’

Abbreviating

əˈbriː.vi.eɪt
verb

Shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

Usage examples:

‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’

Abbreviation

əˌbriː.viˈeɪ.ʃən
noun

A shortened form of a word or phrase.

Usage examples:

Sku is the abbreviation for stock keeping unit

Abbreviations

əˌbriː.viˈeɪ.ʃən
noun

A shortened form of a word or phrase.

Usage examples:

Sku is the abbreviation for stock keeping unit

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