v. t.
To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
v. t.
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
a.
Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
a.
Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
n.
An abridgment.
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