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What (who) is ABRIDGEMENT - definition
Abridgement
CONDENSING OR REDUCTION OF A BOOK OR OTHER CREATIVE WORK INTO A SHORTER FORM
Abridgement
An abridgement (or abridgment) is a condensing or reduction of a book or other creative work into a shorter form while maintaining the unity of the source. The abridgement can be true to the original work in terms of mood and tone, capturing the parts the abridging author perceives to be most important; it could be a complete parody of the original or it could fall anywhere in between, generally capturing the tone and message of the original author but falling short in some manner or subtly twisting their words and message to favor a different interpretation or agenda.
abridgment
CONDENSING OR REDUCTION OF A BOOK OR OTHER CREATIVE WORK INTO A SHORTER FORM
Abridgement
n.
1.
Shortening, compression, condensation, compacting, contraction, diminution, reduction, curtailment, retrenchment. See abbreviation.
2.
Compendium, compend, epitome, summary, abstract, digest, synopsis, syllabus, breviary, brief, conspectus, outline, bird's-eye view.
3.
Deprivation, dispossession, limitation, restriction.
Abridgment
CONDENSING OR REDUCTION OF A BOOK OR OTHER CREATIVE WORK INTO A SHORTER FORM
Abridgement
·noun That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.
II. Abridgment ·noun An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an Abbreviation.
III. Abridgment ·noun The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
Examples of use of ABRIDGEMENT
1. It began with Bevan and the battle of the abridgement.
2. Failure to exert better financial control could lead to "serious abridgement" of services for patients.
3. "Suppression of genuine opposition, abridgement of the right to protest, constriction of civil society and the decline of media freedom are all serious setbacks," he said.
4. However, Republicans such as Albert Gallatin said it is "preposterous to say that to punish a certain act was not an abridgement of the liberty of doing that act." Is the fact that Gallatin‘s view has prevailed a defeat for "originalism"? If so, aren‘t you glad?
5. THE LATE KING – In subsequent columns will be found a variety of details connected with the death of his late majesty, WILLIAM the FOURTH, and an abridgement of an impartial and well–written memoir of his life, which we have taken from the Morning Chronicle.