How to pronounce abridgment
American English pronunciation
uh-BRIJ-ment
- IPA
- /əˈbɹɪdʒmənt/
- Syllables
- uh · BRIJ · ment (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What abridgment means
A shortened version of a book or other writing
In a sentence: Before tackling the whole novel, I read an abridgment with the long parts cut out.
Where it comes from: It was first written down in English in 1494. It comes from an old French word meaning a shortening.
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