abridgment
[
uh
-
brij
-m
uh
nt]
/əˈbrɪdʒ mənt/
noun
1.
a shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc., that still retains the basic contents:
an abridgment of Tolstoy's
War and Peace.
2.
the act or process of
abridging
.
3.
the state of being
abridged
.
4.
reduction or curtailment:
abridgment of civil rights.
Also,
abridgement
.
Origin
1400-50;
late Middle English
abreg
(
g
)
ement,
abrygement
<
Middle French
abregement.
See
abridge
,
-ment
Related forms
nonabridgment,
noun
Synonyms
1.
digest, epitome; compendium, synopsis, abstract, summary, précis, conspectus; syllabus, brief, outline.
2.
reduction, shortening, contraction, compression.
Antonyms
1, 2.
expansion, enlargement.
Examples from the web for
abridgment
Well, that too is alive in the form of a commissioned single-volume
abridgment
of my trilogy.
One of the multifarious occupations of these literary parasites was the
abridgment
of successful works.
What is now before us is an
abridgment
of all that, and an
abridgment
not uncalled for.
Letters will be published at the discretion of the editors and subject to editing and
abridgment
.
The lack of development cannot be invoked to justify
abridgment
of internationally recognized human rights.
British Dictionary definitions for
abridgment
abridgment
/
əˈbrɪdʒmənt
/
noun
1.
a shortened version of a written work
2.
the act of abridging or state of being abridged