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Abridgment

//əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt// noun

Noun

1
The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation US, countable, uncountable
"an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses"
2
a shortened version of a written work wordnet
3
The state of being abridged or lessened. US, countable, uncountable
4
An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. US, countable, uncountable
"The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia."
5
That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly countable, obsolete, uncountable
"What abridgment have you for this evening? What masque? what music?"

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6
Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases. countable, dated, uncountable
7
The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder. countable, uncountable

First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment.

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