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Abridged

/əˈbɹɪdʒd/

To deprive; to cut off.

📖 Definitions of "Abridged"

verb
  1. 1

    To deprive; to cut off.

  2. 2

    To debar from.

  3. 3

    To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

  4. 4

    To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

adjective
  1. 1

    Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

    "The novel was abridged by the author to make the audio recording a more manageable length."

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