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shortened

Definitions of shortened
  1. adjective
    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
  2. adjective
    cut short in duration
    synonyms: abbreviated, truncated
    short
    primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
  3. adjective
    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
  4. adjective
    with parts removed
    synonyms: cut
    abridged
    (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
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