abridgements
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abridgements noun
- The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation“an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses”
- The state of being abridged or lessened.
- An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
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abstractcompendiumepitomeprécissynopsisdiminutionlesseningshorteningabridgmentcondensationcapsuleabridgmentsabridgingabridgedabridgesabridgesummariessummarization
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