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(1):

(n.) An abridgment.

(2):

(v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

(3):

(v. t.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

(4):

(a.) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

(5):

(a.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.