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shortened
DEFINITIONS OF:
shortened
1
adj
cut short
“the
shortened
rope was easier to use”
Synonyms:
sawed-off
,
sawn-off
short
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
adj
cut short in duration
“her
shortened
life was clearly the result of smoking”
Synonyms:
abbreviated
,
truncated
short
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
adj
shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
Synonyms:
telescoped
short
(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
adj
with parts removed
Synonyms:
cut
abridged
(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
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