abridgement

English

Alternative forms

• abridgment (US)

Etymology

Middle English abregement, from Middle French. See abridge.

Noun

abridgement (plural abridgements)

1. An act of abridging.
2. A shortened version.
3. A state of being abridged.
   • 1788, James Madison

     I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations

Related terms

• abridge

Translations

act of abridging

Dutch: bekorting, verkorting

Scottish Gaelic: giorrachadh (gd) m.

shortened version.

Bulgarian: скъсяване,съкращение Dutch: ingekorte versie, uitreksel, korte inhoud. German: Auszug (de) m., Kurzfassung (de) f., Kurzform (de) f.

Japanese: 要約 (ja) Scottish Gaelic: giorrachadh (gd) m.

state of being abridged

Bulgarian: ограничение, лишаване от права Dutch: please add this translation if you can German: Kürzung (de) f.

Japanese: (権利の) 縮小 (ja), 剥奪 (ja) Scottish Gaelic: giorrachadh (gd) m.

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French: raccourcissement Interlingua: abbreviation, compendio, summario Italian: ompendio

Norwegian: forkortelse c. utdrag n. Portuguese: compendio m., compêndio m., abreviação f. Spanish: abreviación, compendio m.