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condensation definition

con·den·sa·tion (kän′dən sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of condensing, as the reduction of a gas to a liquid or the abridgment of a piece of writing
  2. the product of such an act to read a condensation of a novel
  3. the condition of being condensed

Etymology: LL condensatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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