ell: συντομέυω

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Meaning
means	(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" shorten, reduce, abbreviate, contract, abridge, cut, foreshorten
means	(verb) shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'" abbreviate