abridgement

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/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

A form of abridgment — The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation

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Meanings

nounabridgement (countable and uncountable, plural abridgements)

plural abridgements

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of abridgment.

    The work of abridgement has been skilfully done by excluding financial, administrative and general engineering terms.

    1960 August, “New Reading on Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 512

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna shortened version of a written work

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From abridge + -ment.

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APA

abridgement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abridgement

MLA

“abridgement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abridgement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abridgement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abridgement.

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