(1):
(n.) An abridgment.
(2):
(v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.
(3):
(v. t.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
(4):
(a.) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
(5):
(a.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.