abridgement
nounUK /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/
US /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/
A shorter version of a book or story.
She read an abridgement of the long novel on the train.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of making something shorter.
The abridgement of the speech saved everyone time.
3. A limit placed on a right or freedom.
The new law was seen as an abridgement of free speech.
4. A shortened piece of writing that keeps the main ideas.
The magazine printed an abridgement of the famous essay.