abridgementEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishabridgement /əˈbrɪdʒm(ə)nt / (US English abridgment) ▸ noun [mass noun] 1 the action of abridging a text. ▪ [count noun] a shortened version of a larger work: an abridgement of Shakespeare's Henry VI. 2 Law curtailment of rights: the abridgement of the rights of ownership. – ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French abregement, from the verb abreg(i)er (see abridge).
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