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- Dictionaryabridged/əˈbrɪdʒd/
adjective
- 1. (of a piece of writing) having been shortened: "an abridged text of the speech"
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ABRIDGED definition: 1. made shorter by having some details or less important information removed: 2. made shorter by…. Learn more.
ABRIDGE definition: 1. to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is…. Learn more.
ABRIDGE meaning: 1. to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is…. Learn more.
The meaning of ABRIDGE is to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense. How to use abridge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Abridge.
The meaning of ABRIDGED is shortened or condensed especially by the omission of words or passages. How to use abridged in a sentence.
Shortened; condensed.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Sometimes you have time to read all of something, but other times you don't. When you need to save time, you might need to look at an abridged version of a book. This is also called the "Reader's Digest version" of something, because that magazine publishes many abridged pieces.
SYNONYMS 1. cut down; epitomize; condense, abstract, digest. See shorten. 2. contract, reduce. 3. divest.ANTONYMS 1. lengthen. 2. expand. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
To reduce the length of (a written text); condense: The editor abridged the manuscript by cutting out two chapters. See Synonyms at shorten. 2. To limit; curtail: an unconstitutional law that abridged the rights of citizens. [Middle English abregen, from Old French abregier, from Late Latin abbreviāre, to shorten; see abbreviate.] a·bridg′er n.
Synonymous with abbreviate, condense and cut short, abridge comes from the Latin word abreviare, which means "to shorten." Although it's usually used in reference to wordy texts, one can also abridge or shorten a piece of clothing; a miniskirt is just an abridged version of the old floor length hoop skirt, for example.
