abridgment — 英語辞典

名詞

1. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation

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   同義語

   diminutionlesseningshortening

   例文

   an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses

2. The state of being abridged or lessened.

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3. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

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   例文

   The article which embodied my researches having proved somewhat too long for its purpose, an abridgment of it only was inserted in the Encyclopædia.

   その他の例文 (1)

   When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material—as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow—the best result is a skillful abridgment, one that hits all the important marks without losing anything egregious.

4. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly

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   What abridgment have you for this evening? What masque? what music?

5. Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.

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6. The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.

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名詞

1. a shortened version of a written work

   同義語

   condensationabridgementcapsule

   上位語

   summarysum-up