variants
or abridgements
as in overviews
a shortened version of a written work
this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Whether users are searching on mobile or web, typical search results are being replaced by AI summaries or overviews at the top, while sponsored ads and search results appear below these summaries.—
Neil Henderson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Cutting To The Chase Many of the investors at this year’s conference weren’t interested in lengthy presentations and abstract overviews.—
Niven R. Narain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Abridgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridgments. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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