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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
abstract 2, abridgment, abridgement, condensation, précis (nn.)
 
 
Although condensation has other senses as well, these four words are synonyms in the sense of “a brief restatement of the argument or substance of a proposal, an essay, or other longer statement.” See ABRIDGE.  1
 
 
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