Abridged
[ə'brɪdʒd]
Definition
(adj.) (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; 'an abridged version' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Abridge
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Examples
- I find this in Père Boschovich's account of it, as abridged in the Monthly Review for December, 1750. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- That Tuesday afternoon the transient doze--more like lethargy than sleep--which sometimes abridged the long days, had stolen over her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Thirdly, and lastly, everybody must be sensible how much labour is facilitated and abridged by the application of proper machinery. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In Heaven's name, said he, to what purpose serve these abridged cloaks? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- My day was lonely, but the prospect of coming evening abridged and cheered it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr. Pickwick proceeded to pour into the horror-stricken ear of Mr. Nupkins, an abridged account of all Mr. Jingle's atrocities. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- His general description is easily abridged. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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