abridgment

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

raccourcissement

abrégé

compendium

capsule

abréviation

condensation

épitomé

extrait

introduction

mémento

oubli

synopsis

vade-mecum

omission

aide-mémoire

Synonymes

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

Traductions

verkorting

resumo

abreviação

afkorting

compendio

uittreksel

bekorting

σύνοψη

abbreviazione

Abriss

Übersicht

Kompendium

Auszug

compendium

Verkürzung

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: abrygement

In summary

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