abridgment

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/ UK /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a shortened version of a written work; a condensation

He read an abridgment of the epic rather than the full text.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a shortened version of a... abstract summary condensation digest synopsis epitome precis

Opposites

expansion amplification extension

Word family

Related forms abridge abbreviate brief

Etymology

From abridge + -ment, from Old French abregier ('to shorten'), from Late Latin abbreviāre, from ad- ('to') + breviāre, from brevis ('short').

abregier Old French brevis Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# abridgment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/

## Meanings
1. a shortened version of a written work; a condensation

## Examples
- He read an abridgment of the epic rather than the full text.

## Synonyms
- abstract
- summary
- condensation
- digest
- synopsis
- epitome
- precis

## Antonyms
- expansion
- amplification
- extension

## Related Forms
- abridge
- abbreviate
- brief

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abregier
- Root: brevis

## Etymology
From abridge + -ment, from Old French abregier ('to shorten'), from Late Latin abbreviāre, from ad- ('to') + breviāre, from brevis ('short').

## AI Etymology
Abridgment is from abridge + -ment, from Old French abregier ('to shorten'), from Late Latin abbreviāre, from ad- ('to') + breviāre, from brevis ('short'). Important recorded forms include abregier (Old French) and brevis (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a shortened version of a written work; a condensation. The wider family includes related words such as abridge, abbreviate, and brief.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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