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View synonyms for unabridged

unabridged

[ uhn-uh-brijd ]

adjective

  1. not abridged or shortened, as a book.

    Synonyms: uncondensed, uncut, complete, entire



noun

  1. a dictionary that has not been reduced in size by omission of terms or definitions; the most comprehensive edition of a given dictionary.

unabridged

/ ˌʌnəˈbrɪdʒd /

adjective

  1. (of a book, speech, etc) not reduced in length by condensing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unabridged1

1590–1600; un- 1 + abridged
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Example Sentences

In recounting that journey, in its most raw and unabridged form, she creates an unforgettable account of a life marked by sorrow but also joy.

We have, instead of overflowing, voluminous, unabridged lives, an extraordinary erasure.

From Time

You can watch the episode here, and below is a full unabridged transcript of their conversation.

From Ozy

The Great Invisible is something of a marvel—a balanced, unabridged portrait of life before and after the BP disaster.

Still waiting for Audible to release the unabridged versions of The Fugitive and Time Regained.

A Mercury-Jupiter merger urges you to put your boldest, unabridged ideas out there, and watch them catch like wildfire.

I cannot find "hedra" in my unabridged dictionary, and yet somehow the name teases me.

The word is not to be found in either of the American unabridged dictionaries, though it has become historic.

“Your unabridged edition, while it has no doubt 281 saved my sanity, has robbed us both of food and drink,” he stated.

He carried in his hand a Websters Unabridged, which he placed on an old box previously used for the same purpose.

The unabridged publication in this work of Mr. Janney's speech of acceptance has seemed specially appropriate.

I had the Unabridged, and I was ciphering around in the back end, hoping I might tree her among the pictures.

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