abridgment C2+ Topic:Work & Careers US /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/ UK /əˈbrɪdʒmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a shortened version of a written work; a condensation He read an abridgment of the epic rather than the full text. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a shortened version of a... abstractsummarycondensationdigestsynopsisepitomeprecis ↔ Opposites expansionamplificationextension Word family Related forms abridgeabbreviatebrief Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown