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abridgment
or a·bridge·ment
[ uh-brij-muhnt ]
/ əˈbrɪdʒ mənt /
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noun
a shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc., that still retains the basic contents: an abridgment of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
the act or process of abridging.
the state of being abridged.
reduction or curtailment: abridgment of civil rights.
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Origin of abridgment
OTHER WORDS FROM abridgment
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abridgment
abridgement
/ (əˈbrɪdʒmənt) /
noun
a shortened version of a written work
the act of abridging or state of being abridged
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