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Kurzfassung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abridgment noun The act of making something shorter or of taking something away.

Senses

Kurzfassung is used for these senses in English:

  • abridgment (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abridgment — full definition

  1. noun The act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
  2. noun The condition of having been made shorter or reduced.
  3. noun A shortened version of a book or other piece of writing.
  4. noun Something that cuts time short, such as an amusement that makes the time seem to fly by.
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