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<abbr>

<abbr> (abbreviation) contains an abbreviation of any sort. [3.5.5. ]
Modulecore
AttributesAttributes att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style) att.typed (@type)
Member of
model.choicePart model.pPart.editorial
Contained by
core: abbr add addrLine author bibl date del desc editor email foreign head hi item l label name note num p pubPlace publisher q ref resp speaker stage time title unclear
derived-module-tei_tite: b i smcap sub sup ul
figures: cell
linking: ab seg
textstructure: byline closer dateline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint opener salute signed titlePart
May contain
core: abbr add address cb date del email foreign gap graphic hi lb milestone name note num pb ptr ref time title unclear
derived-module-tei_tite: b cols i smcap sub sup ul
figures: figure formula
gaiji: g
linking: seg
transcr: handShift
Declaration
element abbr { macro.phraseSeq }
Example
<choice>
 <expan>North Atlantic Treaty Organization</expan>
 <abbr cert="low">NorATO</abbr>
 <abbr cert="high">NATO</abbr>
 <abbr cert="high" xml:lang="fr">OTAN</abbr>
</choice>
Example
<choice>
 <abbr>SPQR</abbr>
 <expan>senatus populusque romanorum</expan>
</choice>
Note

The abbr tag is not required; if appropriate, the encoder may transcribe abbreviations in the source text silently, without tagging them. If abbreviations are not transcribed directly but expanded silently, then the TEI header should so indicate.