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abridged

abridged

1 4.2
Shortened text that keeps the main ideas and events
  • adjective
  • /əˈbrɪdʒd/
translation icon : abreviado
  • OK, I'm going to read for the rest of the reading an abridged version of this, this poem called Blinding the White Horse in Front of Me.
  • abridged version

So I have an abridged version and then I have a full book.

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Examples

  • So I have an abridged version and then I have a full book.

    Danny Jones

  • Fifty years later, the abridged version is still in print.

    Academic text (1992)

  • I think it's because I read the abridged versions for kids.

    Blog text (17)

  • Look at all the abridged versions of classics we have.

    Blog text (20)

  • For the sake of time, I will indulge you in the abridged version of the story.

    Army of Thieves (2021)

  • I found an abridged copy that is written in today's English by Richard Rushing (ISBN 978-0-85151-867-1).

    Blog text (29)

  • Reading Afghani or Sayyid Qutb, even in abridged versions, students saw for the first time the possibility of addressing social questions from an Islamic perspective, and they also came to realize that the issues that were of concern to them were of concern to Muslims in other parts of the world as well.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The library has a collection of abridged classics that make great introductions to famous novels.

  • He prefers to read the abridged editions of long books so he can enjoy the stories without the lengthy details.

  • For ease of understanding, the teacher provided an abridged version of the complex text.

Synonyms

potted
vsabridged
  • UK
1 8.1

A short, simple version of a longer text

is a neutral edited shortening keeping essential content
truncated
vsabridged
6.3

Shortened because a part is cut away or time is limited

shortens by editing to keep the main points intact
shortened
vsabridged
2.5

Made not as long in time, size, or distance

shortens by condensing or rewriting while keeping essential parts

Antonyms

unabridged
4 6.0

Contains the original text with nothing left out

How Short

truncated
  • Specialized
6.5
abridged
1 4.2
unabridged
4 6.0

Surface Forms

abridged positive

Morphology

abridged = abridge (transparent) = abridge + ed

A regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'abridge'; the meaning 'shortened' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

The word abridged comes from an old Latin word that meant 'short', the same idea behind the English word brief. So an abridged text is a 'short' version that keeps the main points.