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    compressed
    [kəmˈprest]
    adjective
    compressed (adjective)
    1. flattened by pressure; squeezed or pressed together:
      "compressed gas" · "compressed earth blocks"
      • biology
        having a narrow shape as if flattened, especially sideways:
        "most sea snakes have a compressed tail"
    com·press
    [compress]
    verb
    compressed (past tense) · compressed (past participle)
    1. flatten by pressure; squeeze or press:
      "the skirt can be folded and compressed into a small bag"
      • be squeezed or pressed together or into a smaller space:
        "the land is sinking as the soil compresses"
      • squeeze or press (two things) together:
        "Violet compressed her lips together grimly"
      • express in a shorter form; abridge:
        "in this chapter we compress into summary form the main findings"
      • computing
        alter the form of (data) to reduce the amount of storage necessary.
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere.
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