abridgment

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (US, countable, uncountable) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
2. (US, countable, uncountable) The state of being abridged or lessened.
3. (US, countable, uncountable) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
5. (countable, dated, uncountable) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
6. (countable, uncountable) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.

Sinonieme

abridgement

summary

compendium

abbreviation

synopsis

digest

outline

condensation

abstract

epitome

precis

capsule

reduction

omission

brief

excerpt

compend

shortening

subsumption

summation

syllabus

truncation

book of selections

comprisal

breviary

citation

compilation

compression

curtailment

cutback

deletion

diminution

docket

excision

inclusion

missal

précis

prospectus

resume

review

Vertalings

resumo

verkorting

abreviação

raccourcissement

afkorting

Auszug

riduzione

bekorting

Abriss

σύνοψη

abrégé

abbreviazione

Übersicht

compendio

Kompendium

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: abrygement

In summary

First attested in 1494. From Middle English abrygement, from Middle French abrégement. Equivalent to abridge + -ment.