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Meanings of abridged in English

Portuguese
abreviado
Catalan
abreviat

(Used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting.

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abreviado
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Examples for "unabridged"
Examples for "unabridged"
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For the record, the unabridged AK, no longer available, lasts 35 hours.
The Guardian
2
It was a heavy thing, about the size of an unabridged dictionary.
Cat’s Cradle
3
It has also been republished, unabridged, by Dover Publications, Inc., in 1995.
Records of Journeys to Venice and the Low Countries
4
A Library of Masterpieces, well printed, well bound in cloth, and unabridged.
Kate Coventry: An Autobiography
5
This Milford House edition is an unabridged republication of the edition of 1914.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine
Usage of abridged in English
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Debates, as presented in the following pages, are by necessity much abridged.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
2
With the English translation the original work appeared in an abridged form.
The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
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The laws that you think are absolute have on occasion been abridged.
Winter’s Tale
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The abridged translation given here has been made direct from the Greek.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
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Gibbon has eloquently abridged the remarks of Ammianus Marcellinus respecting these people:-
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements
6
He considers the ordinary Egyptian texts to be generally abridged and condensed.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
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Gabriele gave an abridged account of the places where she had lived.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
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I omitted for certain reasons, or greatly abridged, what related to her-self.
Chronicles of the Canongate, 1st Series
9
He was quoted, abridged, and plagiarized - a clear sign of popularity.
Rashi
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My abridged medical encyclopedia unfortunately did not contain enough information to satisfy me.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
11
This is an abridged version of an article in the current New Statesman
The Guardian
12
Below is Culture Secretary Karen Bradley's statement to parliament, lightly abridged.
Reuters
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The Duke abridged his life by his extreme intemperance in eating and drinking.
Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 0...
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But he permits the terms to be abridged in cases of extraordinary fervor.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
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Short cuts and abridged methods are the demand of the hour.
Pushing to the Front
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The distance should not be abridged by any act of the lawful wife.
The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales
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Translations for abridged
Portuguese
abreviado
Abridged through the time
Abridged across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common