shortened version
Trimmed down edition
A shortened version is an abridged or condensed form of something longer—a text, recording, or other work reduced in length while preserving essential content: The magazine published a shortened version of the essay.
The phrase often implies cutting for practical reasons rather than artistic ones: We watched the shortened version to save time.
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- condensedMade more compact
- abridgedReduced in length
- abridged editionShortened form of work
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
truncated · clipped · brief · compact · synopsis · cliff notes · digest · readers digest · edited · cut · trimmed · snippet · excerpt · highlight · recap · compressed · concise · in a nutshell
shortened versionfull version
Complete, unrestricted release
uncut version · complete edition · original · expanded edition · unabridged edition
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