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abridged

adjective

  1. shortened or condensed especially by the omission of words or passages or reduction in scope.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English abridge English -ed English abridged From abridge + -ed.

  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.

    How often is the comfort of a whole family abridged by some trifling circumstance, that ought not to have made a visible impression!

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English abridge English -ed English abridged From abridge + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of abridge