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abridgment
Abridgment (noun) means the act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
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1
The act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
2
The condition of having been made shorter or reduced.
3
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."
— James George Frazer, Totemism and Exogamy (1910)
4
Something that cuts time short, such as an amusement that makes the time seem to fly by.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1494, abridgment comes from Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement, and is equivalent to abridge + -ment.
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What is the meaning of abridgment?
"abridgment" (noun) means the act of making something shorter or of taking something away.
What is another word for abridgment?
Other words for "abridgment" include condensation, capsule, abridgement.
What is the opposite of abridgment?
Opposites of "abridgment" include amplification, expansion.
What are the different meanings of abridgment?
"abridgment" has 3 main meanings: 1. The act of making something shorter or of taking something away; 2. The condition of having been made shorter or reduced; 3. A shortened version of a book or other piece of writing.
