Unabridged

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unabridged publication, especially a reference work.
  2. 2
    a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary wordnet
  3. 3
    An unabridged publication, especially a reference work.; Ellipsis of unabridged dictionary. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "it would seem to indicate that arcane’s restoration to general usage is fairly recent and we may expect that it will move from the comparative obscurity of the unabridgeds to proper listing in general use"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete. not-comparable

    "an unabridged dictionary"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of texts) not shortened wordnet

Synonyms

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completefullfull lengthunabridged dictionaryunabridged dictionaryuncensored

Example

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"The unabridged version of this book is nearly 1,500 pages."

Etymology

From un- + abridged.

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