Associations to the word «Abridgment»
Noun
- Compendium
- Frazer
- Denial
- Vols
- Digest
- Amendment
- Benton
- Ether
- Translation
- Commentary
- Dictionary
- Brooke
- Webster
- Clause
- Volume
- Columbus
- Original
- Statute
- Grammar
- Freedom
- Rights
- Speech
- Treatise
- Doctrine
- Ms
- Cation
- Congress
- Liberty
- Edition
- Ferdinand
- Prohibition
- Murray
- Privilege
- Equity
- Narrative
- Copy
- Judgment
- Author
- Petition
- Text
- Essay
- Specification
- Plate
- Reader
- Account
- Work
- Book
- Few
- Version
- Ad
- Law
- Remark
- Slavery
- Debate
- Title
- Constitution
- History
- Writing
- Prayer
- Passage
- Collection
- Advocate
- Verse
- Comment
- Trade
- Des
- Opinion
- Publication
- Court
- Exercise
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (US) The act of abridging; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (dated) (legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
Dictionary definition
ABRIDGMENT, noun. A shortened version of a written work.
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.