Abbreviations like op. cit. and cf. are common in academic writing.
Synonyms and examplesacronymNATO is the acronym for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
initialismBBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.
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An abbreviationis a shortened form of a word or phrase. You can also say that a word or phraseis the abbreviation for something.