abridgments

Meaning of abridgments

noun
  1. The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
    an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses
  2. The state of being abridged or lessened.
  3. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
  4. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
  5. Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
  6. The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.

Information about abridgments

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of abridgments is: abridgment.
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Hyphenation of abridgments

abridg-ments

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
  • abridgments is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

abridgments synonyms

Meaning :

diminution, lessening, shortening, abstract, compendium, epitome, synopsis

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