Crossword clues for abridgement
The Collaborative International Dictionary
abridgement \abridgement\ n. 1. a shortened version .
Syn: condensation, abridgment
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., from Old French abregement "shortening, abbreviation," from abregier (see abridge).
Wiktionary
n. (context chiefly UK English) (alternate form of abridgment English)
WordNet
n. a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation, abridgment, capsule]
Wikipedia
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, either generally capturing the tone and message of the original author but falling short in some manner, or subtly twisting his words and message to favor a different interpretation or agenda. Compare/contrast with epitome.
A written work may be abridged to make it more accessible to a wider audience; for example, to make an adaptation of it as an audio book or a television show, to make a more convenient companion to an already established work, or to create a shorter reference version.
Usage examples of "abridgement".
The Canterbury Tales, so far as they are in verse, have been printed without any abridgement or designed change in the sense.
Of the first, containing 8246 lines, an abridgement, with a prose connecting outline of the story, is given in this volume.
Of the first, containing 8246 lines, an abridgement, with a prose connecting outline of the story, is given in this volume.
No alterations, major or minor, re-arrangements, or abridgements of this text will be approved by me – unless they proceed from myself or from direct consultation.
It was an impossibly chowder-headed abridgement of congressional hearings and civil suits and finally a criminal trial, which were spread out over two years.