abridgement

Variant of abridgment

abridgment Definition

abridg·ment or abridgement abridge′·ment (ə brij′mənt)

noun

an abridging or being abridged
a curtailment, as of rights
an abridged form, as of a book

Etymology: ME abregement < OFr < abregier: see abridge

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