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abridgement

Pronunciation: /əˈbrɪdʒm(ə)nt/

(also chiefly US abridgment)
Definition of abridgement

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the action of abridging a text.
  • [count noun] a shortened version of a larger work: an abridgement of Shakespeare’s Henry VI
  • 2 Law curtailment of rights: the abridgement of the rights of ownership

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French abregement, from the verb abreg(i)er (see abridge)

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Definition of abridgement in the US English dictionary

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