Abridgment is an English word with synonyms like condensation or abridgement. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Abridgment meaning
- The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
- The state of being abridged or lessened.
- An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
Synonyms of Abridgment
Abridgment vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Abridgment
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation | The state of being abridged or lessened. | An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- Useful related words include: condensation, abridgement, capsule, summary.
- Possible Dutch translations are: excerpt.
- In the example corpus, abridgment often appears in combinations such as: an abridgment.
Context around Abridgment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abridgment
- In this selection, "abridgment" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, volume, dugdale, journeys and instead stand out and add context to how "abridgment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an abridgment of the and crisis an abridgment. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abridgment" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abridgment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Deforesting the earth: From prehistory to global crisis: An Abridgment. (10 words)
An abridgment of the preceding 3 volume work, by Lionel Trilling and Stephen Marcus, with Introduction by Lionel Trilling. (19 words)
This copy is known as the "Stalag" edition. citation Sales and royalties Sales of Dugdale abridgment in the United Kingdom. (20 words)
In the 15th and 25th Anniversary Editions of The Princess Bride, Goldman claimed that he wanted to adapt Morgenstern's sequel, Buttercup's Baby, but was unable to do so because Morgenstern's estate wanted Stephen King to do the abridgment instead. (42 words)
A one-volume abridgment, Journeys and Explorations in the Cotton Kingdom (1861), was published during the first six months of the American Civil War at the suggestion of Olmsted's English publisher. (32 words)
This copy is known as the "Stalag" edition. citation Sales and royalties Sales of Dugdale abridgment in the United Kingdom. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
An abridgment of the preceding 3 volume work, by Lionel Trilling and Stephen Marcus, with Introduction by Lionel Trilling.
A one-volume abridgment, Journeys and Explorations in the Cotton Kingdom (1861), was published during the first six months of the American Civil War at the suggestion of Olmsted's English publisher.
Deforesting the earth: From prehistory to global crisis: An Abridgment.
In the 15th and 25th Anniversary Editions of The Princess Bride, Goldman claimed that he wanted to adapt Morgenstern's sequel, Buttercup's Baby, but was unable to do so because Morgenstern's estate wanted Stephen King to do the abridgment instead.
This copy is known as the "Stalag" edition. citation Sales and royalties Sales of Dugdale abridgment in the United Kingdom.
Common combinations with abridgment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an abridgment 2×