abbreviature

/əˈbɹi.vi.əˌt͡ʃʊɹ/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin abbreviātūra, from Late Latin abbreviō (“shorten, abbreviate”). See also abbreviate.

abbreviature means An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.“This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian.”
An abbreviated state or form.
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.“The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters […]”
The process of abbreviating.