abridgment
nounEtymology
First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment.
- derived from abrégement
- inherited from abrygement
Definitions
The act of abridging
The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
- an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses
The state of being abridged or lessened.
An epitome or compend, as of a book
An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia.
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That which abridges or cuts short
That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
- What abridgment have you for this evening? What masque? what music?
Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good…
The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
The neighborhood
- neighborabridge
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at abridgment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at abridgment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at abridgment
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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