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un⋅a⋅bridged

  [uhn-uh-brijd]
Use unabridged in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not abridged or shortened, as a book.
–noun
2. a dictionary that has not been reduced in size by omission of terms or definitions; the most comprehensive edition of a given dictionary.
Origin:
1590–1600; un- 1 + abridged

Synonyms:
1. entire, complete, uncut, uncondensed.
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un·a·bridged   (ŭn'ə-brĭjd')   
adj.  Containing the original content; not condensed. Used of books, articles, and documents.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Unabridged

Un`a*bridged"\, a. Not abridged, or shortened; full; complete; entire; whole.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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unabridged 
1599, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of abridge. Since 19c. chiefly in ref. to literary works.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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