abridgment in Latin
abridgment in Latin is breviārium — abridgment means the act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
abridgment in Latin
breviārium
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
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 Latin?
"abridgment" in Latin is breviārium. abridgment means: The act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
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