Entry Word: abridgment

Function: noun

Meaning:

or abridgement

a shortened version of a written work <this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition>

Synonyms abbreviation, condensation, digest

Related Words abstract, brief, outline, overview, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume also resumé), review, sketch, sum, summarization, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, synopsis, wrap-up

Near Antonyms amplification, elaboration, enlargement, expansion