abridgement
pronunciation
How to pronounce abridgement in British English:
UK [ə'brɪdʒmənt]
How to pronounce abridgement in American English:
US [ə'brɪdʒmənt]
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- Noun:
- a shortened version of a written work
Word Origin
- abridgement (n.)
- late 15c., from Old French abregement "shortening, abbreviation," from abregier (see abridge).
Example
- 1. All abridgement is abridgement of time .
- 2. Unfortunately , yao was unable to finish the book because of a degenerative brain condition that afflicted him in his later years , so the abridgement was never able to take place .
- 3. As for me , with the development of our civic abridgement , all these problems will absolutely be apparent footfall by footfall .
- 4. Article 11 in cases where a rehearing action or an action to revoke a judgment of abridgement of rights is prevented by war from being initiated within five years , the provisions of the third paragraph of article 500 and the third paragraph of article 552do not apply .