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Definition of curtailment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curtailment

noun

/kɜːˈteɪlmənt/

/kɜːrˈteɪlmənt/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the act of limiting something or making it last for a shorter time
- the curtailment of civil liberties
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