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1 forkortelse
abridgement, abbreviation -
2 dokumentresymé
subst. abridgement, abridgment -
3 forkortelse
* * *subst. shortening, abridgment, abbreviation subst. [ord, og noe som reduseres] abbreviation subst. [ sammentrekning] contraction subst. [ om bøker] abridgement subst. [ gjort kortere] shortening subst. (matematikk) [ av brøk] reduction subst. [ utelatelser] cut (f.eks. ) subst. [forkortelse som uttales som et ord, f.eks. NATO] acronym, initialism -
4 utdrag
synopsis, summary, extract, excerpt, abridgement
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Abridgement — or abridgment is a term defined as shortening or condensing and is most commonly used in reference to the act of reducing a written work, typically a book, into a shorter form.A written work is mostly abridged for adaptation into an audio book,… … Wikipedia
abridgement — n. 1. a shortened version . Syn: condensation, abridgment [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abridgement — (n.) late 15c., from O.Fr. abregement shortening, abbreviation, from abregier (see ABRIDGE (Cf. abridge)) … Etymology dictionary
abridgement — is the better spelling, rather than abridgment … Modern English usage
abridgement — [n] shortening, summary abbreviation, abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, contraction, curtailment, cutting, decrease, digest, diminishment, diminution, lessening, outline, precis, reducing, reduction, synopsis; concepts… … New thesaurus
abridgement — noun a) An act of abridging. I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations b) A shortened version. See Also: abridge … Wiktionary
abridgement — abridge ► VERB ▪ shorten (a text or film). DERIVATIVES abridgement (also abridgment) noun abridger noun. ORIGIN Old French abregier, from Latin abbreviare abbreviate … English terms dictionary
abridgement — noun see abridgment … New Collegiate Dictionary
abridgement — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. condensation, reduction, summary, digest, abstract, brief, synopsis, outline. ANT.: enlargement, expansion … English dictionary for students
abridgement — a bridge·ment || mÉ™nt n. act of making shorter, summarizing; shortened form of something; reduction … English contemporary dictionary
abridgement — abridge·ment … English syllables