Definition
A shortened or condensed version of a book or other work; the act of abridging.
Etymology
From Old French 'abregement,' variant spelling of 'abridgement.' American English prefers this spelling.
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Translations
AFAfrikaans
gekortsaamstelling
ARالعربية
اختصار
i-kh-ta-sar
BNবাংলা
সংক্ষিপ্ত
song-k-shep-t
CACatalà
abreviament
ah-breh-vee-a-ment
CSČeština
zkrácení
zk-ra-cen-i
DADansk
forkortelsen
for-kor-te-lsen
DEDeutsch
Verkürzung
fer-kuer-zung
ELΕλληνικά
συνοπτικό
see-no-ptik-o
ESEspañol
abreviación
ah-breh-vee-a-syon
FISuomi
lyhennys
ly-hen-nys
FRFrançais
abrégé
ah-bray-zhe
HEעברית
הקצאה
ha-ka-tsa-ah
HIहिन्दी
संक्षेप
san-k-shep
HUMagyar
kivonat
ki-vo-nat
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendekatan
pen-dek-a-tan
IGIG
ihe n'eme
i-he n'eme
ITItaliano
abbreviazione
ab-breh-vee-a-syon-e
KMKM
ការបង្កើត
ka-ar-bang-k-eat
MSBahasa Melayu
pendekatan
pen-dek-a-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်စွာ
kye-sar-swa
NLNederlands
samenvatting
sam-en-vat-ting
NONorsk
forkortelsen
for-kor-te-lsen
PLPolski
skrócenie
sk-ro-che-nie
PTPortuguês
abridgment
ah-bree-d-ment
RUРусский
сокращение
so-krat-she-niye
SVSvenska
förkortning
for-kort-ning
TAதமிழ்
குறுக்கம்
ku-ru-kkam
TEతెలుగు
సంక్షిప్తం
san-k-shep-tam
TLTL
pagpapaikli
pa-ga-pa-ik-li
TRTürkçe
kısalma
ki-sal-ma
UKУкраїнська
скорочення
skoro-chennya
URاردو
اختصار
i-kh-ta-sar
VITiếng Việt
tóm tắt
tom-tat
ZUZU
ukusekelwa
oo-ku-se-ke-lwa