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Definition: Abbreviator |
AbbreviatorNoun1. One who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: AbbreviatorSynonym: abridger (n). (additional references) |
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They are first mentioned in Extravagantes of Pope John XXII and of Pope Benedict XII. Their number was fixed at seventy-two by Pope Sixtus IV. From the time of Pope Benedict XII (1334-1342) they were classed as de Parco majori or Praesidentiae majoris, and de Parco minori. The name was derived from a space in the chancery, surrounded by a grating, in which the officials sat, which is called higher or lower (major or minor) according to the proximity of the seats to that of the vice-chancellor.
After the protonotaries left the sketching of the minutes to the abbreviators, those de Parco majori, who ranked as prelates, were the most important officers of the apostolic chancery. By Pope Martin V their signature was made essential to the validity of the acts of the chancery; and they obtained in course of time many important privileges.
They were suppressed in 1908 by Pope Pius X and their duties were transferred to the protonotarii apostolici participantes. (See Curia Romana.)
Initial text from a 1911 Encyclopedia. Please update as needed.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Abbreviator."
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| Language | Translations for "abbreviator"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
German | Abkürzer. (various references) | |
Greek | συντομευτήσ. (various references) | |
Italian | abbreviatore (tracker). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abbreviatoray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | abreviador. (various references) | |
Russian | аббревиатор. (various references) | |
Spanish | abreviador. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người tóm tắt (epitomist, summarist). (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "abbreviator": abbreviators. (additional references) | |
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"Abbreviator" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abbreviatory, Abbreviatum. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "abbreviator" (pronounced 'Ab*bre"vi*a`tor'): Abdicator, Abnegator, Abrogator, Accelerator, Accommodator, Accumulator, Actuator, Adjudicator, Adjutator, Adulator, Adulterator, Aggregator, Agitator, Agricultor, Alleviator, Alliterator, Alternator, Amalgamator, Ambulator, Ameliorator, Animator, Annihilator, Annotator, Annunciator, Anticipator, Appreciator, Approbator, Appropriator, Approximator, Arbitrator, Arborator, Architector, Articulator, Aspirator, Assassinator, Associator, Auscultator, Calorisator, Capitulator, Caveator, Celebrator, Circulator, Circumnavigator, Coagulator, Collaborator, Collimator, Collocutor, Commemorator, Commentator, Commiserator, Communicator, Commutator, Companator, Comparator, Compilator, Compotator, Compurgator, Conciator, Conciliator, Concionator, Confederator, Confirmator, Confiscator, Conformator, Congratulator, Conjurator, Consecrator, Conservator, Considerator, Consolator, Contemplator, Continuator, Cooperator, Corporator, Corrugator, Cultivator, Decimator, Declamator, Declarator, Declinator, Decorator, Decorticator, Dedicator, Defalcator, Defecator, Deflagrator, Degerminator, Deliberator, Delineator, Demonstrator, Denigrator, Denominator, Denunciator, Depopulator, Deprecator, Depreciator, Depredator, Depurator, Deputator, Derogator, Desecrator, Designator, Desolator, Determinator, Devastator, Deviator, Differentiator, Dilapidator, Disarticulator, Discriminator, Disintegrator, Dispensator, Disseminator, Dissertator, Dissimulator, Divinator, Domesticator, Dominator, Educator, Edulcorator, Ejaculator, Elaborator, Elucidator, Emancipator, Emasculator, Emendator, Emigrator, emulator, Enumerator, Enunciator, Epitomator, Equivocator, Escalator, Estimator, Evacuator, Evaporator, Evocator, Exaggerator, Examinator, Excavator, Excitator, Excommunicator, Exonerator, Experimentator, Expiator, Expilator, Explicator, Explorator, Expostulator, Expurgator, Exsiccator, Extenuator, Exterminator, Extirpator, Fabricator, Falsificator, Flagellator, fornicator, Fumigator, Gesticulator, Gladiator, Habitator, Hallucinator, Horticultor, Hypothecator, Illuminator, Immolator, impersonator, Implorator, Importunator, Impropriator, Improvisator, Inaugurator, Incarcerator, Incorporator, Indagator, Individuator, initiator, innovator, inoculator, Insidiator, Insinuator, Inspirator, Instaurator, instigator, Instilllator, Institutor, insulator, integrator, intermediator, Interpolator, interrogator, investigator, Isolator, Jaculator, Joculator, Justificator, legislator, liberator, liquidator, Literator, Lithontriptor, Lithotriptor, litigator, lubricator, Lucubrator, machinator, malaxator, manipulator, Manumotor, Masticator, mediator, Meliorator, Mitigator, moderator, Modulator, Multiplicator, Mystificator, Navigator, Negotiator, Nomenclator, Nominator, Observator, Officiator, operator, Opinator, Opinionator, Ordinator, Originator, oscillator, Ostentator, Oxidator, Pacificator, Participator, Peculator, Peregrinator, Perforator, Permulator, Perpetrator, Persecutor, Personator, Perturbator, Populator, Postillator, Precipitator, Predestinator, Prestidigitator, Prestigiator, Prevaricator, Procrastinator, Procreator, Procurator, Prognosticator, Promulgator, Pronunciator, Propagator, Propitiator, Prosecutor, Prostitutor, Protestator, Pulmotor, Punctuator, Purificator, Qualificator, Recapitulator, Recriminator, Rectificator, Recuperator, refrigerator, Regenerator, regulator, renovator, Repetitor, Repudiator, respirator, Restitutor, Restorator, resuscitator, Revelator, Reverberator, Rheomotor, ruminator, Sacrificator, Saturator, Scarificator, separator, Sequestrator, Sermocinator, Significator, simulator, Somnambulator, Sophisticator, speculator, Spoliator, Stimulator, Stipulator, Stridulator, subjugator, Suffragator, Sulphurator, Supplicator, Tergiversator, terminator, Testificator, thermoregulator, totalisator, totalizator, Transmigrator, Transubstantiator, turbogenerator, Underactor, urinator, vaccinator, valuator, Vaticinator, Venerator, Ventilator, Versificator, Vindicator, Violator, Vituperator, Vociferator. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-b-e-i-o-r-r-t-v" | |
-1 letter: arborvitae. | |
-2 letters: riverboat. | |
-3 letters: abortive, arboreta, bareboat, rabbiter, veratria, vibrator. | |
-4 letters: aborter, aerator, aerobia, airboat, arbiter, aviator, barbate, obviate, orbiter, rarebit, taborer, variate, vibrate, vibrato. | |
-5 letters: abater, abator, aortae, arrive, arroba, artier, aviate, baiter, barber, barbet, barite, barret, barrio, barter, boater, borate, braver, briber, errata, irater, obvert, orbier, rabato, rabbet, rabbit, rebait, rebato, ribber, rioter, robber, terbia, trover, varier, viator. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-b-e-i-o-r-r-t-v" | |
+1 letter: abbreviators. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 62 72 65 76 69 61 74 6F 72 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... -... .-. . ...- .. .- - --- .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01100010 01110010 01100101 01110110 01101001 01100001 01110100 01101111 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b b r e v i a t o r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 0062 0072 0065 0076 0069 0061 0074 006F 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3568688471887567868184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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