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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 — noun see abridgment … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/ (say uh brijmuhnt) noun 1. a condensation, as of a book; a reproduction of anything in reduced or condensed form. 2. the act of abridging. 3. the state of being abridged. Also, abridgment …
abridge — UK [əˈbrɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abridge : present tense I/you/we/they abridge he/she/it abridges present participle abridging past tense abridged past participle abridged to produce a shorter form of a book, play etc by making cuts … English dictionary
abridgment — or abridgement noun Date: 15th century 1. the action of abridging ; the state of being abridged 2. a shortened form of a work retaining the general sense and unity of the original … New Collegiate Dictionary
abridged — adjective an abridged book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning abridge verb (T) abridgement noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abridgment — noun a shortened version of a written work (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑condensation, ↑abridgement, ↑capsule • Derivationally related forms: ↑capsulize (for: ↑capsule), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
breviate — noun a) A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis b) A brief missive or dispatch; a note … Wiktionary
audiobook — noun A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book … Wiktionary
résumé — noun Syn: summary, precis, synopsis, abstract, outline, abridgement, overview … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary