A word a day #52

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Abridge

- Verb

- Pronunciation (Hindi): अब्रिज्‌

- Pronunciation (English): uh-brihj

- Meaning: to shorten; to curtail

- Example Sentence: 1. He abridged the list.

2. He abridged the whole work with his judgement.

3. The work was abridged by Tom for his college lectures.

Synonyms: cut, truncate, lessen, trim, crop, clip

Antonyms: lengthen



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