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(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation / (US) The state of being abridged or lessened. / (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

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abridgment

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mn̩t/

Noun

US countable uncountable obsolete dated

(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation / (US) The state of being abridged or lessened. / (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

Japanese Meaning

要約、略本（原文の内容を短くまとめたもの） / 短縮、簡略化された形態（内容が削減された状態）

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The author's protest against the abridgment of his memoir reached the publisher, who promised to reconsider.

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著者は自伝を要約されることへの抗議を出版社に伝え、出版社は再検討を約束した。

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(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation

an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses

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(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.

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

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.

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