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abridgment

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a·bridg·ment also a·bridge·ment  (-brjmnt)
n.
1. The act of abridging or the state of being abridged.
2. A written text that has been abridged.
abridgment, abridgement
a shortened or condensed form of a book, article, etc.
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Noun1.abridgmentabridgment - a shortened version of a written work
abridgement, capsule, condensation
sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"


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Of all this mass of epic poetry only the scantiest fragments survive; but happily Photius has preserved to us an abridgment of the synopsis made of each poem of the "Trojan Cycle" by Proclus, i.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
I have thought it proper to quote at length these interesting passages, because they contain a luminous abridgment of the principal arguments in favor of the Union, and must effectually remove the false impressions which a misapplication of other parts of the work was calculated to make.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Mirabel admires your figure; he calls you 'the Venus of Milo, in a state of perfect abridgment.
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