abridgment
/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.92 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
Countable; Dated; Uncountable
noun
The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses"
- "The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia."
- "When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material—as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow—the best result is a skillful abridgment, one that hits all the important marks without losing anything egregious."
- "What abridgment have you for this evening? What masque? what music?"
Etymology
First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Obsolete
- Dated