[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, as Dr.for Doctor,U.S.for United States,lb.forpound.", "an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment; summary:His abbreviation of his famous monograph, an enormous endeavor in itself, made an excellent introduction to the volume of collected essays of which he was the editor.", "a short phrase or reduced form used to represent a larger, more complex idea, situation, set of beliefs, etc.:“Freedom of speech” has become an abbreviation for a wealth of debate—and case law—about protesters' rights.The artist presented an abbreviation of line, plane, and curve; she creates breathtaking abstract representations of bodies you expect to leap off the canvas and start dancing."]}]