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Variant of curtail

curtail Definition

cur·tail (kər tāl′)

transitive verb

to cut short; reduce; abridge

Etymology: ME curtailen, altered (by assoc. with taillen < OFr taillier: see tailor) < OFr curtald, curtal

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curtailment Synonyms

curtailment

n.

decrease, condensation, cutback; see abbreviation 1, 2, reduction 1.

Browse dictionary entries near curtailment

  1. ‹ curtail
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  4. ‹ cursory
  5. ‹ cursoriness
  6. ‹ cursorily
  7. ‹ cursorial
  8. ‹ cursor
  9. ‹ cursive
  10. ‹ cursing
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