16 entries under shortening topic. ×

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contraction(noun, decrease, reduction, abstract, brief)
14
reduction(noun, decrease, review, depression, outline)
13
condensation(noun, decrease, review, outline, survey)
11
abridgement(noun, decrease, abstract, summary, contraction)
7
compression(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
7
curtailment(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, abstract)
7
truncation(noun, decrease, contraction, ellipsis)
7
acronym(noun, contraction, ellipsis)
5
decrease(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, abstract)
3
brief(review, outline, survey, essence, abstract)
2
cutting(noun, abstract, summary)
2
ellipsis(noun, contraction)
1
short form(noun, expression, idiom, contraction)
0
lessening(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, abstract)
0
something shortened(noun, expression, contraction, ellipsis)
0
summarization
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