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Benjamin Rutt <rutt.4+news@osu.edu> writes:

> how can I get an abbrev table, given a string with the same name.

this expression doesn't answer your question directly,
but in understanding it you will find the answer anyway:

(let ((name (concat "describe" "-" "function")))
  (eval `(,(intern name) ',(intern name))))

thi