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ABRIDGED
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
Example:
an abridged version
Classified under:
Similar:
cut; shortened (with parts removed)
half-length (abridged to half its original length)
potted ((British informal) summarized or abridged)
Also:
short (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration)
Antonym:
unabridged ((used of texts) not shortened)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb abridge