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abridgement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 B R IH1 JH M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of abridgment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a shortened version of a written work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: condensation, abridgment, capsule

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: summary, sum-up

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English abridge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English abridgement From abridge + -ment.