Abridgment Definition

əbrijmənt
abridgments
noun
abridgments
The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
American Heritage
An abridging or being abridged.
Webster's New World
An abridged written text.
American Heritage
A curtailment, as of rights.
Webster's New World
An abridged form, as of a book.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Abridgment

Noun

Singular:
abridgment
Plural:
abridgments

Origin of Abridgment

  • First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge +‎ -ment.

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