abridgment in Japanese
abridgment in Japanese is 要約, 縮小 — abridgment means the act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
abridgment in Japanese
要約
Pronounced: yōyaku
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
縮小
Pronounced: shukushō
(dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
What does "abridgment" mean?
- noun The act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
- noun The condition of having been made shorter or reduced.
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noun A shortened version of a book or other piece of writing.
"The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia."
- noun Something that cuts time short, such as an amusement that makes the time seem to fly by.
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abridgment in a sentence
- The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia.
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What is "abridgment" in Japanese?
"abridgment" in Japanese is 要約, 縮小. abridgment means: The act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
How do you pronounce 要約?
"abridgment" in Japanese is 要約, pronounced "yōyaku".
Are there other ways to say "abridgment" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "abridgment": 要約, 縮小.
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