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abridgement

/əˈbɹɪdʒmənt/uh-BRIJ-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/əˈbɹɪdʒmənt/uh-BRIJ-muhnt

Meaningthe act or result of shortening

Common meaning: the act of abridging

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Journey through time

  1. Latinabbreviare‘to shorten’source
  2. Old Frenchabreger‘to shorten’source
  3. Anglo-Frenchabreggersource
  4. Englishabridge‘shorten a text’
  5. Englishformed in English from abridgeabridgement‘the act of abridging’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of shortening. It can be inferred from any of: abridge.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from abridge + -ment (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

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