abridgment
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noun \ə-ˈbrij-mənt\Definition of ABRIDGMENT
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: a shortened form of a work retaining the general sense and unity of the original
See Variants of ABRIDGMENT
abridg·ment or abridge·ment \ə-ˈbrij-mənt\
Examples of ABRIDGMENT
- <this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition>
First Known Use of ABRIDGMENT
15th century
Related to ABRIDGMENT
- Synonyms
- abbreviation, bowdlerization, condensation, digest
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