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condensed

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //kənˈdɛnst// UK //kəndˈɛnsd// con·densed

adj. made smaller or denser by removing empty space or unnecessary parts. You use this to describe things that are packed tightly or shortened for clarity.

adj. reduced in volume or length by removing empty space, redundancy, or excess material. Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb.


SIMPLE

The condensed milk is very sweet and thick.

CONTEXTUAL

She read the condensed version of the report to save time.

COMPLEX

The condensed narrative preserved the emotional core of the novel while stripping away the descriptive passages that slowed the pacing.

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