Abridged Meaning
/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒd/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
verbsimple past and past participle of abridge
Sentence Examples
This book is abridged from the original.
This dictionary is an abridged edition.
A French translation of this abridged version exists.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ version of the novel left out many chapters about the character's childhood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I read the ____ version of the novel because I was in a hurry.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English abridge English -ed English abridged From abridge + -ed.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"How often is the comfort of a whole family abridged by some trifling circumstance, that ought not to have made a visible impression!"
— 1850, T. S. Arthur, “A Rise in the Butter Market”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 59:
"CHEMINS DE FER. Edited by Jean Herbert. Elsevier Publishing Co. [...] 30s. [...] This invaluable paper-back glossary of railway terms in six languages, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, is an abridged edition of the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer Lexique General des Termes Ferroviaires; [...]."
— 1960 August, “New Reading on Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 512:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ version of the novel left out many chapters about the character's childhood.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I read the ____ version of the novel because I was in a hurry.