abridged

CEFRC2

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒd/

adjective

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Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

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This dictionary is an abridged edition.
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!

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How often is the comfort of a whole family abridged by some trifling circumstance, that ought not to have made a visible impression!
1850, T. S. Arthur, “A Rise in the Butter Market”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 59
CHEMINS DE FER. Edited by Jean Herbert. Elsevier Publishing Co. [...] 30s. [...] This invaluable paper-back glossary of railway terms in six languages, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, is an abridged edition of the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer Lexique General des Termes Ferroviaires; [...].
1960 August, “New Reading on Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 512

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From abridge + -ed.