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subbotnik (iou) and imbreviate (iou)


subbotnik (iou)



subbotnik noun. , -s. E20.
[Russian, from subbota Saturday: see -NIK.]
In countries of the former USSR, the practice or an act of working voluntarily on a Saturday, for the benefit of the national economy.

imbreviate (iou)



imbreviate verb trans. E17.
[medieval Latin imbreviat- pa. ppl stem of imbreviare, from in- IM-1 + late Latin brevis, breve summary, (medieval Latin) writ, letter: see -ATE3.]
Put into the form of a brief; enrol, register.