English-Thai Dictionary
abridgment
N การย่อ reduction abridgement kan-yo
abridgment
N ฉบับ ย่อ cha-bap-yo
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ABRIDGMENT
n. 1. An epitome; a compend, or summary of a book.
2. Diminution; contraction; reduction - as an abridgment of expenses.
3. Deprivation; a debarring or restraint - as an abridgment of pleasures.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ABRIDGMENT
A *bridg "ment, n. Etym: [OE. abregement. See Abridge. ]
1. The act abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
2. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. Ancient coins as abridgments of history. Addison.
3. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly. [Obs. ] What abridgment have you for this evening What mask What music Shak.
Syn. -- Abridgment, Compendium, Epitome, Abstract, Synopsis. An abridgment is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an abridgment of a dictionary. A compendium is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a compendium of American literature. An epitome corresponds to a compendium, and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an epitome of history. An abstract is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A synopsis is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts.
New American Oxford Dictionary
abridgment
a bridg ment |əˈbrijmənt əˈbrɪʤmənt |(also abridgement ) ▶noun 1 a shortened version of a larger work: an abridgment of Shakespeare's Henry VI. 2 Law a curtailment of rights: the abridgment of the rights of ownership. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French abregement, from the verb abreg (i )er (see abridge ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
abridgment
abridgment noun an abridgment of the full report: summary, abstract, synopsis, précis, outline, résumé, sketch, compendium, digest.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
abridgment
a br í dg ment ｟英ではしばしば ｠a br í dge ment 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠簡約 (版 ); 抄録, 抜粋 ; (権利などの )剥奪 （はくだつ ）, 縮小 .
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