1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Abbreviature \Ab*bre"vi*a*ture\, noun 1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [Obs.] 2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract. This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian. --Jer. Taylor.

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