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Abridgment

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a⋅bridg⋅ment

  [uh-brij-muhnt]
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–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, a⋅bridge⋅ment.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME abreg(g)ement, abrygement < MF abregement. See abridge, -ment

Synonyms:
1. digest, epitome; compendium, synopsis, abstract, summary, précis, conspectus; syllabus, brief, outline. 2. reduction, shortening, contraction, compression.

Antonyms:
1, 2. expansion, enlargement.
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a·bridg·ment also a·bridge·ment   (ə-brĭj'mənt)   
n.  

  1. The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.

  2. A written text that has been abridged.

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