An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
The state of being abridged or lessened.
The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.
Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.