unabridged
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un·abridged

adjective \ˌən-ə-ˈbrijd\

Definition of UNABRIDGED

1
: not abridged : complete <an unabridged reprint of a novel>
2
: being the most complete of its class : not based on one larger <an unabridged dictionary>

Examples of UNABRIDGED

  1. an unabridged reprint of a novel

First Known Use of UNABRIDGED

1599

Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, redaction, referee

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