| A | a shortened form of a word or phrase |
|---|---|
| A | one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work |
| A | the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) |
| A | the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) |
| A | a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs |
| A | the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural) |
| A | capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished |
| A | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations |
| A | the act of abdicating |
| A | a formal resignation and renunciation of powers |
| A | one who formally relinquishes and office or responsibility |
| A | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis |