abridged

Everyday

1. To abridge a book or story is to make it shorter by leaving parts out, while keeping the main story. tree →
2. Abridged means shortened in this way: an abridged version. tree →

In the lessons

a story retold in a shorter form for children, so the main tale is kept but the long speeches are left out

Examples

• The teacher abridged the long story for us. tree →
• This is an abridged version of the tale. tree →
• I abridged the rules so the class could read them quickly. tree →
• The abridged book is only forty pages long. tree →

Note

nothing for maths