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/əˈbɹɪdʒd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To deprive; to cut off.
  2. To debar from.
  3. To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
  4. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
  5. Cut short; truncate.
  6. To curtail.
  7. Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

half-length(English)condensed(English)cut(English)potted(English)shortened(English)compendium(English)abstract(English)summary(English)unabridged(English)audiobook(English)omitting(English)eastenders(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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