abridgment

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noun

Plural noun:

abridgmentsabridgement

1.
(US, countable, uncountable)The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses
Đồng nghĩa: diminution, lessening, shortening
2.
(US, countable, uncountable)The state of being abridged or lessened.
3.
(US, countable, uncountable)An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
5.
(countable, dated, uncountable)(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
6.
(countable, uncountable)(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.

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Đồng nghĩa

diminutionlesseningshortening abstractcompendiumepitomeprécissynopsis

Cùng gốc / liên quan

nonabridgment abridge

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Nguồn gốc từ

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