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abridgment

noun

variants: or abridgement

Synonyms and Antonyms of abridgment

a shortened version of a written work

this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition

Synonyms of abridgment

abbreviation, bowdlerization, condensation, digest

Words Related to abridgment

abstract, aperçu, brief, capsule, outline, overview, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume), review, sketch, sum, summarization, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, synopsis, tabloid, wrap-up

Near Antonyms of abridgment

amplification, elaboration, enlargement, expansion

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