abridge
verb
/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/
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- (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]
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abréger
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abridged
adjective
/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒd/
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- Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
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abrégé
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abridgment
noun
/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
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- (dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
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raccourcissement
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