Definitions for abridger
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bridge*əˈbrɪdʒ(v.t.)a•bridged, a•bridg•ing.
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
to abridge a book.
to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, or extent; diminish; curtail:
to abridge a visit.
to deprive; cut off.
* Syn: See shorten.
Origin of abridge:
1350–1400; ME < MF abreg(i)er < ML abbreviāre. See a -4, abbreviate
a•bridg′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abridger, abbreviator(noun)
one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
Wiktionary
abridger(Noun)
One who abridges.
Webster Dictionary
Abridger(noun)
one who abridges
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