Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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curtail : (v.t.) laghuṃ karoti; saṅkhipati; avacchindati. (pp.) laghukata; saṅkhitta; avacchinna.
Source
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A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]