Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

abridgment

 
Dictionary: a·bridg·ment  a·bridge·ment (ə-brĭj'mənt) pronunciation
Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary
also n.
  1. The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
  2. A written text that has been abridged.

Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Thesaurus: abridgment
Top
Home > Library > Literature & Language > Thesaurus

noun

    A short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work: abstract, brief, condensation, epitome, synopsis. See words.

Antonyms: abridgement
Top
Home > Library > Literature & Language > Antonyms

n

Definition: shortening, summary
Antonyms: addition, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase, lengthening, padding

WordNet: abridgment
Top
Home > Library > Literature & Language > WordNet
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a shortened version of a written work
  Synonyms: condensation, abridgement, capsule

 
 
Learn More
condensation
precis
enlargement

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more