"abridgment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abridgment.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abridgments [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abrygement}} Middle English abrygement, {{der|en|frm|abrégement}} Middle French abrégement, {{suffix|en|abridge|ment}} abridge + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abridgment (countable and uncountable, plural abridgments)
  1. (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms: diminution, lessening, shortening Synonyms (act of abridging): compendium, epitome, abstract, synopsis, précis Translations (act of abridging): съкращаване (sǎkraštavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), скъсяване (skǎsjavane) (Bulgarian), bekorting (Dutch), verkorting (Dutch), raccourcissement [masculine] (French), resumo [masculine] (Portuguese), abreviação [feminine] (Portuguese), giorrachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-abridgment-en-noun-S2J0KY2f Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 22 11 24 15 18 Disambiguation of 'act of abridging': 64 8 4 11 5 8 Disambiguation of 'act of abridging': 64 8 4 11 5 8
  2. (US) The state of being abridged or lessened. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Translations (state of being abridged): съкраще́ние (sǎkrašténie) (Bulgarian), скъся́ване (skǎsjávane) (Bulgarian), ingekorte versie [masculine] (Dutch), 縮小 (shukushō) (Japanese), resumo [masculine] (Portuguese), giorrachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-abridgment-en-noun-eXZKpjfw Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 22 11 24 15 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 14 28 12 18 14 14 Disambiguation of 'state of being abridged': 6 60 7 13 7 8
  3. (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-abridgment-en-noun-S9agsMTh Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 22 11 24 15 18
  4. (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-abridgment-en-noun-KwKf8Vr- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 22 11 24 15 18
  5. (dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-abridgment-en-noun-uyNaa7En Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 22 11 24 15 18 Topics: law
  6. (law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-abridgment-en-noun-NvOktX8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 22 11 24 15 18 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abridgement Derived forms: nonabridgment Related terms: abridge Translations (shortened version): ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), резюме́ (rezjumé) (Bulgarian), скъся́ване (skǎsjávane) (Bulgarian), съкраще́ние (sǎkrašténie) (Bulgarian), excerpt [neuter] (Dutch), Auszug [masculine] (German), Kurzfassung [feminine] (German), Kurzform [feminine] (German), 要約 (yōyaku) (alt: ようやく) (Japanese), breviārium [neuter] (Latin), abstrakt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), sammendrag [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), konsentrat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), referat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), oppsummering [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), resumo [masculine] (Portuguese), abreviação [feminine] (Portuguese), giorrachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), compendio [masculine] (Spanish), versión abreviada [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'shortened version': 14 15 20 23 12 16

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    "Requests for review of German translations",
    "Requests for review of Interlingua translations",
    "Requests for review of Irish translations",
    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
    "Requests for review of Norwegian translations",
    "Requests for review of Spanish translations"
  ],
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    }
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        }
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          "ref": "2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in AV Club",
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations"
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          "ref": "1605, Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, V-i",
          "text": "What abridgment have you for this evening? What masque? what music?",
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        }
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        "(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly"
      ],
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        "countable",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "en:Law"
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      "glosses": [
        "Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases."
      ],
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          "case law",
          "case law"
        ]
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        "(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
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        "The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder."
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          "writ"
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        "(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "compendium"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "epitome"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "abstract"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "synopsis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "précis"
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      "word": "abridgement"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎkraštavane",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "съкращаване"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skǎsjavane",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "скъсяване"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "bekorting"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "word": "verkorting"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "raccourcissement"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "resumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abreviação"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "act of abridging",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giorrachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎkrašténie",
      "sense": "state of being abridged",
      "word": "съкраще́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skǎsjávane",
      "sense": "state of being abridged",
      "word": "скъся́ване"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "state of being abridged",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ingekorte versie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shukushō",
      "sense": "state of being abridged",
      "word": "縮小"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "state of being abridged",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "resumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "state of being abridged",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giorrachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rezjumé",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "word": "резюме́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skǎsjávane",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "word": "скъся́ване"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎkrašténie",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "word": "съкраще́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "excerpt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Auszug"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kurzfassung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kurzform"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "epitomḗ",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐπιτομή"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようやく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōyaku",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "word": "要約"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "breviārium"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "abstrakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sammendrag"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "konsentrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "referat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oppsummering"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "resumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abreviação"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giorrachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "compendio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shortened version",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "versión abreviada"
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}

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