Definitions
(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
Word origin
From abridge + -ed.
Used in a sentence
“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!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Shortened text”8 letters
02“Shortened in print”8 letters
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