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abridgement

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
noun
  1. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation

    "an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses"

    Similar: diminution, lessening, shortening

  2. The state of being abridged or lessened.

  3. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

Synonymsabstract, compendium, epitome, précis, synopsis, diminution

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