"abridgement" meaning in English

See abridgement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abridgement.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abridgements [plural]
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  1. (chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment. Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: abridgment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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