unabridged

adjective

un·​abridged ˌən-ə-ˈbrijd How to pronounce unabridged (audio)
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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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 This is the first time an unabridged version of the book will be released. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 June 2025 The project does not yet have a script, however, so development may take some time as Liman and the studio winnow King’s novel — which runs 1,153 pages in its 1990 unabridged version — into a single movie. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 June 2025 Along with the book, the book publisher will also release an unabridged audiobook version of the memoir Chronicles: Volume 1, narrated by Sean Penn. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unabridged

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First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unabridged was in 1599

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“Unabridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unabridged. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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unabridged

adjective
un·​abridged ˌən-ə-ˈbrijd How to pronounce unabridged (audio)
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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