Abbreviature \Ab*bre"vi*a*ture\, n.
   1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [Obs.]
      
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   2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.
      
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            This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty
            of a Christian.                       --Jer. Taylor.
      
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