export = abbrev;

declare function abbrev(words: readonly abbrev.Abbreviable[]): { [abbreviation: string]: string };
declare function abbrev(...words: readonly abbrev.Abbreviable[]): { [abbreviation: string]: string };

declare namespace abbrev {
    function monkeyPatch(): void;

    type Abbreviable = string | { toString(): string };
}

declare global {
    interface Array<T> {
        abbrev(): { [abbreviation: string]: string };
    }

    interface ReadonlyArray<T> {
        abbrev(): { [abbreviation: string]: string };
    }

    interface Object {
        abbrev(): { [abbreviation: string]: string };
    }
}