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Why is abbreviated such a long word |
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Answer» Answer: Because it started with a fairly short word, brevio, Latin for "short". Then a prefix was added, AB-, to indicate "motion TOWARDS" (cognate to "at"). Then the suffix -ated was added to indicate the verb in the PAST PARTICIPLE form. Dictionaries: making observational humor jokes less FUNNY since 1662. |
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