act of making shorter, summarizing; shortened form of something; reduction
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Abridgement Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Abridgement Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Talfyredigaeth = n. an abbreviation, an abridgement
Noun
1. a shortened version of a written work
(synonym) condensation, abridgment, capsule
(hypernym) summary
(derivation) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
Abridgement Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Abridgement or abridgment is a term defined as "shortening" or "condensing" and is most commonly used in reference to the act of reducing a written work, typically a book, into a shorter form. The abridgement can be true to the original work in terms of mood and tone, capturing the parts the abridging author perceives to be most important; it could be a complete parody of the original; or it could fall anywhere in-between, either generally capturing the tone and message of the original author but falling short in some manner, or subtly twisting his words and message to favor a different interpretation or agenda.
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