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Uncommonabridged
The correct spelling is abridged.
How to pronounce abridged
/əˈbɹɪdʒd/
verbIPA: /əˈbɹɪdʒd/
Say it like: Abr-ijd
The correct spelling is abridged. To deprive; to cut off. For example: "He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff."
Usage Examples
“He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.”
“The novel was abridged by the author to make the audio recording a more manageable length.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To deprive; to cut off.
- 2.To debar from.
- 3.To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- 4.To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
- 5.Cut short; truncate.
adjective
- 1.Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
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