abridgment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ABRIDGMENT

a shortened version of a written work <this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition>

Synonyms abbreviation, bowdlerization, condensation, digest

Related Words abstract, aperçu, brief, capsule, outline, overview, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume also resumé), review, sketch, sum, summarization, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, synopsis, tabloid, wrap-up

Near Antonyms amplification, elaboration, enlargement, expansion

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