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==Origin==

==Origin==

Anglo-Norman abbreggement, abreggement, Anglo-Norman and Middle French abbregement, abregement(French (now rare) abrégement) [[action]] or [[process]] of making a shortened version of a longer [[text]] (13th cent. in Old French), shortening, curtailment, [[limitation]], an instance of this (late 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), digest, [[abstract]] (late 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), in Anglo-Norman also reduction in amount demanded of a defendant or in settlement of an account (14th cent. or earlier, frequently in [[legal]] [[contexts]]) < abbreger, abreger, abregger, abregier, etc. abridge v.+ -ment-ment suffix. In later forms with medial -dg-assimilated to the spelling of abridge  

Anglo-Norman abbreggement, abreggement, Anglo-Norman and Middle French abbregement, abregement(French (now rare) abrégement) [[action]] or [[process]] of making a shortened version of a longer [[text]] (13th cent. in Old French), shortening, curtailment, [[limitation]], an instance of this (late 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), digest, [[abstract]] (late 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), in Anglo-Norman also reduction in amount demanded of a defendant or in settlement of an account (14th cent. or earlier, frequently in [[legal]] [[contexts]]) < abbreger, abreger, abregger, abregier, etc. abridge v.+ -ment-ment suffix. In later forms with medial -dg-assimilated to the spelling of abridge  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

* 1. a. The [[action]] of reducing something in [[magnitude]], extent, or duration; shortening, cutting short; curtailment, [[limitation]]; an instance of this.  

* 1. a. The [[action]] of reducing something in [[magnitude]], extent, or duration; shortening, cutting short; curtailment, [[limitation]]; an instance of this.  

'''Abridgement''' or abridgment is a term defined as "shortening" or "condensing" and is most commonly used in [[reference]] to the [[act]] of reducing a written [[work]], typically a [[book]], into a shorter form. The abridgement can be true to the [[original]] work in terms of [[mood]] and [[tone]], capturing the parts the abridging [[author]] [[perceives]] to be most important, or it could be a complete [[parody]] of the original.

'''Abridgement''' or abridgment is a term defined as "shortening" or "condensing" and is most commonly used in [[reference]] to the [[act]] of reducing a written [[work]], typically a [[book]], into a shorter form. The abridgement can be true to the [[original]] work in terms of [[mood]] and [[tone]], capturing the parts the abridging [[author]] [[perceives]] to be most important, or it could be a complete [[parody]] of the original.

A [[written]] work may be abridged to make it more accessible to a wider [[audience]]; for example, to make an [[adaptation]] of it as an audio book or a television show, to make a more convenient companion to an already established work, or to create a shorter [[reference]] version.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abridgment]

A [[written]] work may be abridged to make it more accessible to a wider [[audience]]; for example, to make an [[adaptation]] of it as an audio book or a television show, to make a more convenient companion to an already established work, or to create a shorter [[reference]] version.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abridgment]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]