abridgment
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Noun
abridgements, plural; abridgments, plural;
/əˈbrijmənt/,
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abridgements, plural; abridgments, plural;
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A shortened version of a larger work
- - an abridgment of Shakespeare's Henry VI
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A curtailment of rights
- - the abridgment of the rights of ownership
Web Definitions:
- condensation: a shortened version of a written work
- Abridgement or abridgment is a term defined as "shortening" or "condensing" and is most commonly used in reference to the act of reducing a written work, typically a book, into a shorter form. ...
- The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses; An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation; That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment ...