abridgment
n . 删节,缩短,删节本,剥夺
删节,缩短,删节本,剥夺
abridgment n 1 :
a shortened version of a written work [
synonym : {
condensation },
{
abridgement }, {
abridgment }, {
capsule }]
Abridgment \
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ment ),
n . [
OE .
abregement .
See {
Abridge }.]
1 .
The act of abridging ,
or the state of being abridged ;
diminution ;
lessening ;
reduction or deprivation ;
as ,
an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
An epitome or compend ,
as of a book ;
a shortened or abridged form ,
esp .
of a written work ;
an abbreviation .
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1913 Webster ]
Ancient coins as abridgments of history . --
Addison .
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3 .
That which abridges or cuts short ;
hence ,
an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly . [
Obs .]
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What abridgment have you for this evening ?
What mask ?
What music ? --
Shak .
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4 .
a diminution or curtailment ,
as of legal rights .
[
PJC ]
Syn : {
Abridgment }, {
Compendium }, {
Epitome }, {
Abstract },
{
Synopsis }.
Usage :
An abridgment is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work ;
as ,
an abridgment of a dictionary .
A compendium is a brief exhibition of a subject ,
or science ,
for common use ;
as ,
a compendium of American literature .
An epitome corresponds to a compendium ,
and gives briefly the most material points of a subject ;
as ,
an epitome of history .
An abstract is a brief statement of a thing in its main points .
A synopsis is a bird '
s -
eye view of a subject ,
or work ,
in its several parts .
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1913 Webster ]
86 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abridgment ":
abatement ,
abbreviation ,
abstract ,
alleviation ,
aphorism ,
apocope ,
attenuation ,
bereavement ,
blue -
penciling ,
bowdlerization ,
breviary ,
brief ,
cancellation ,
capsule ,
censoring ,
censorship ,
compendium ,
compression ,
condensation ,
conspectus ,
contraction ,
curtailment ,
dampening ,
damping ,
decrease ,
decrement ,
decrescence ,
deduction ,
deflation ,
deletion ,
depreciation ,
depression ,
deprivation ,
deprivement ,
digest ,
diminishment ,
diminution ,
disburdening ,
disburdenment ,
disentitlement ,
divestment ,
dying ,
dying off ,
editing ,
elision ,
ellipsis ,
epigram ,
epitome ,
erasure ,
expurgation ,
extenuation ,
fade -
out ,
foreshortening ,
languishment ,
lessening ,
letup ,
lowering ,
miniaturization ,
mitigation ,
omission ,
outline ,
precis ,
privation ,
recap ,
recapitulation ,
reduction ,
relaxation ,
relieving ,
retrenchment ,
sagging ,
scaling down ,
shortening ,
simplicity ,
sketch ,
striking ,
subtraction ,
sum ,
summary ,
summation ,
summing -
up ,
syllabus ,
syncope ,
synopsis ,
telescoping ,
truncation ,
weakening
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