Abridged: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Abridged adjective. Shortened by cutting parts out while keeping the main sense, usually of a book or text.
How to say it
uh-BRIJD/əˈbrɪdʒd/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (BRIJD). Forms: abridge, abridgement, abridgment.
Abridged in a sentence
The abridged audiobook skipped the whaling chapters, which some listeners counted a mercy.
She read the abridged version at school and the full thousand pages at forty.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- shortened
- condensed
- cut
- edited
Opposite:
- unabridged
- complete
- full
Where abridged comes from
From abridge, from Old French abregier, from Latin abbreviare, to shorten.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
She read the _____ version at school and the full thousand pages at forty.
- picaresque
- jejune
- abridged
Show the answer
abridged: She read the abridged version at school and the full thousand pages at forty.