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abridgement
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun abridgement has 1 sense
- abridgement(n = noun.communication) abridgment, capsule, condensation - a shortened version of a written work; Array is a kind of sum-up, summary
Derived form verb abridge1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
abridgement, n. (also abridgment)
1 a a shortened version, esp. of a book; an abstract. b the process of producing this.
2 a curtailment (of rights).
1 a a shortened version, esp. of a book; an abstract. b the process of producing this.
2 a curtailment (of rights).
Etymology
F abr{eacute}gement (as ABRIDGE)
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