Obs. [ad. L. breviātiōn-em, f. breviāre to shorten; or aphetic f. ABBREVIATION.]
1. The process of shortening; summarizing.
1509. Hawes, Past. Pleas., 30. He must nombre al the hole cyrcumstaunce Of thys mater wyth brevyacion.
2. An abbreviation or abridgement.
1580. Hollyband, Treas. Fr. Tong, Symbole … the shorte summe or breuiation of the creede.
1657. Colvil, Whigs Supplic. (1751), 24. Breviations stenographic.
