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abridge verb

  /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/
  • (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470]
  • (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense. [First attested in 1384] [First attested around 1350–1470]
 forkorte, sammendrage

abridged adjective

  /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒd/
  • Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
 forkortet

abridgment noun

  /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
abbreviation
  • (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
 flytning
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