Bahasa Melayu
kependekan
English
abbreviation, shortness
The state of being short, or a shortened form of a word or expression.
كڤنديكن
Examples
Contoh ayat
Singkatan itu digunakan kerana kependekan nama organisasi itu.
That abbreviation is used because the organization’s name is short.
Kependekan ayat itu memudahkan pembaca memahami isi penting.
The brevity of the sentence made it easier for readers to understand the main point.
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kependekan
Used for a shortened form or the state of being short.
Word family
Common derived forms
- memendek
- to become short; to contract
- memendekkan
- to shorten; to compress; to abbreviate
- pendek
- short; concise
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