Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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adj
Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: uncensored, uncondensed, unexpurgated
Antonyms: abridged
noun
An unabridged publication, especially a reference work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An unabridged publication, especially a reference work.
Ellipsis of unabridged dictionary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
(used of texts) not shortened
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: abridged
noun
a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: unabridged dictionary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dictionary, lexicon
Narrower terms: Oxford English Dictionary, O.E.D., OED
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English abridged English unabridged From un- + abridged.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
