English to English

noun (n)

• a shortened version of a written work(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  abridgement, capsule, condensation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.(noun)

  source: webster1913