unabridged
adjective
un·abridged
ˌən-ə-ˈbrijd 
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
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an unabridged reprint of a novel
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Point Blank — a collection of approximately 100 pieces created between 2021 and 2022 — arrives on Nov. 18, 2025, along with an unabridged audiobook version of Dylan's memoir, Chronicles: Volume One, narrated by Sean Penn.
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Production wrapped with over 2,000 recording hours logged to create unabridged adaptations.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The revision of Merriam’s unabridged masterpiece was abandoned.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
November 18 will also see Simon & Schuster release an unabridged audiobook of 2004’s Chronicles: Volume One, read by Sean Penn.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Production wrapped with over 2,000 recording hours logged to create unabridged adaptations.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The revision of Merriam’s unabridged masterpiece was abandoned.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
November 18 will also see Simon & Schuster release an unabridged audiobook of 2004’s Chronicles: Volume One, read by Sean Penn.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
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“Unabridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unabridged. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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unabridged
adjective
un·abridged
ˌən-ə-ˈbrijd
1
: not abridged : complete
an unabridged reprint of a novel
2
: complete of its class : not based on one larger
an unabridged dictionary
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