Syn: condensed [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
abridged — I adjective abbreviated, brief, capsulized, compact, compressed, condensed, contracted, curtailed, decreased, diminished, elliptic, epitomized, foreshortened, laconic, lessened, minimal, reduced, shortened, shrunk, summarized, synopsized,… … Law dictionary
Abridged — Abridge A*bridge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abridged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abridging}.] [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abr[ e]ger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See {Brief} and cf. {Abbreviate}.] 1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abridged — a|bridged [əˈbrıdʒd] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abregier, from Late Latin abbreviare; ABBREVIATE] an abridged book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning ▪ The abridged… … Dictionary of contemporary English
abridged — a|bridged [ ə brıdʒd ] adjective an abridged book, play, etc. has been made shorter than the original but contains the same basic story: An abridged version of the novel appeared in a magazine. ╾ a|bridge verb transitive ╾ a|bridg|ment noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abridged — [[t]əbrɪ̱ʤd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it. This is an abridged version of her new novel The Queen and I . Syn: shortened … English dictionary
abridged — UK [əˈbrɪdʒd] / US adjective an abridged book, play etc has been made shorter than the original but contains the same basic story An abridged version of the novel appeared in a magazine … English dictionary
abridged — adjective cut or shortened, especially of a literary work The novel was abridged by the author to make the audio recording a more manageable length. See Also: unabridged … Wiktionary
abridged — See unabridged. See unabridged, abridged, expurgated … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
abridged — adj. Abridged is used with these nouns: ↑edition, ↑version … Collocations dictionary
abridged — adjective an abridged book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning abridge verb (T) abridgement noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
