curtailmentn.
/kəːˈteɪlmənt/ The action of curtailing, shortening, diminishing; abridgement.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > curtailment
wanec1315
abridginga1382
shortinga1390
abridgement1439
defalcation1476
shorteninga1542
retrenchmentc1600
abridge1611
amputation1664
castration1728
curtail1797
curtailment1799
clipping1839
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > summarizing or abridging
bridginga1425
breviation1509
abbreviating1548
abridgement1579
contracting1585
curtailing1586
contraction1655
condensation1798
curtailment1799
epitomization1805
summarizing1808
entailment1822
boiling1898
predigestion1904
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [noun] > making short or shorter
shortinga1390
abbreviationc1487
decurtation1652
abbreviature1659
shortening1796
apocopation1873
curtailment1878
1799 W. Jones Adams's Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. (ed. 2) I. Pref. p. xvi A curtailment of a few repetitions.
1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 29 A curtailment of gratification.
1878 J. Morley Diderot I. 167 The copies were returned to their owners with some petty curtailments.
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