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ABRIDGMENT

\ɐbɹˈɪd͡ʒmənt], \ɐbɹˈɪd‍ʒmənt], \ɐ_b_ɹ_ˈɪ_dʒ_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of ABRIDGMENT

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A shortened form of a book. Etc.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Contraction: summary.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A contraction; epitome.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The act of abridging; the state of being abridged; an epitome or abstract. abridgement.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

An epitome or a compend of a book; diminution of any kind; contraction.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. A cutting off, curtailing, or shortening ;â€”a work abridged or epitomized.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The contraction of a larger work into a small compass; a diminution in general.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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