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abridgment, abridgement [əˈbrɪdʒmənt] n 1. a shortened version of a written work 2. the act of abridging or state of being abridged abridgment, abridgement a shortened or condensed form of a book, article, etc. See also: Books
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abridgment noun shortening, reduction, résumé, outline, restriction, diminishing, decrease, limitation, summary, abstract, digest, contraction, cutting, lessening, epitome, abbreviation, condensation, compendium, synopsis, diminution, curtailment, précis, conspectus The issue of abridgment is in the author's hands. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. Mirabel admires your figure; he calls you 'the Venus of Milo, in a state of perfect abridgment. |
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