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ABRIDGE

Abridge means to shorten by condensing. In literary terms, abridge means to shorten a work, and yet preserve its essence, by using more succinct language.
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EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION

The Early Closing Association was established in 1842 to abridge the hours of labour, and to abolish Sunday trading. In 1888 a bill raised by Sir John Lubbock calling for shops to close at 8 pm and 10 pm on Saturday's was rejected by the commons. In 1904 the Shop Hours Act provided for the early closing of shops by 'closing order' under the local authority.
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ABRIDGE

Abridge is a town in Essex, England. It was known as 'Little Sodom' by the 19th-century puritans.
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