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Condensing or reduction of a book or other creative work into a shorter form
Look up abridgement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An abridgement (or abridgment) is a condensing or reduction of a book or other creative work into
Abridgement
English law book
from 1736, and the most recent English edition in 1832. The work is an abridgement of English common law which was widely used in the United States during
Bacon's_Abridgement
Book by Arnold J. Toynbee
Reconsiderations (Oxford University Press, 1961) Abridgements by D. C. Somervell: A Study of History: Abridgement of Vols I–VI, with a preface by Toynbee (Oxford
A_Study_of_History
Term for some early legal textbooks
just mentioned, Sir Edward Coke; La Graunde Abridgement (1514) by Anthony Fitzherbert. La Graunde Abridgement (1568) by Robert Broke. Epitome Annalium Librorum
Books_of_authority
Topics referred to by the same term
using different words and sentences Epitome, a summary or miniature form Abridgement, the act of reducing a written work into a shorter form Summary or executive
Summary
10th-century literary work by Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani
Hilyat al-Awliya' wa Tabaqat al-Asfiya' (Arabic: حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء, romanized: The Ornament of God's Friends and Generations of Pure Ones)
Hilyat_al-Awliya'
12th-century literary work by Ibn Asakir
The History of Damascus (Arabic: تاريخ دمشق, romanized: Tarikh Dimashq) is a major classical Islamic encyclopedic work and at 8.1 million words is considered
History_of_Damascus_(book)
1897 novel by Kurd Laßwitz
volumes in October 1897; there have been many editions since, including abridgements by the author's son Erich Lasswitz (Cassianeum, 1948) and Burckhardt
Two_Planets
11th-century literary work by Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
History of Baghdad (Arabic: تاريخ بغداد, romanized: Tarikh Baghdad) is a major classical Islamic biographical dictionary written by the medieval Muslim
History_of_Baghdad_(book)
1740 English court case which set the groundwork for fair use
Hartwicke ruled that abridgements fell under two categories: "true abridgements" and "coloured shortenings". True abridgements presented a true effort
Gyles_v_Wilcox
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
leaders. Eric Foner's A Short History of Reconstruction (1990) is an abridgement of his Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 (1988)
American_Civil_War
1563 work by English historian John Foxe
four editions in Foxe's lifetime and a number of later editions and abridgements, including some that specifically reduced the text to a Book of Martyrs
Foxe's_Book_of_Martyrs
1991 book by Isaac Asimov
Asimov's Chronology of the World is a 1991 book by Isaac Asimov, in which the author explains in chronological order important events that happened from
Asimov's Chronology of the World
Asimov's_Chronology_of_the_World
British historian (1889–1975)
sets of the ten-volume edition were sold by 1955. A 1947 one-volume abridgement by David Churchill Somervell of the first six volumes sold over 300,000
Arnold_J._Toynbee
Quranic exegesis by Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
Mafatih al-Ghayb (Arabic: مفاتيح الغيب, lit. 'Keys to the Unknown'), usually known as al-Tafsir al-Kabir (Arabic: التفسير الكبير, lit. 'The Large Commentary')
Tafsir_al-Kabir
British actor and author (born 1964)
of Murder on the Orient Express. Joseph read the BBC Radio 4 10-part abridgement (by Florence Bedell) of Barbadian writer George Lamming's 1953 debut
Paterson_Joseph
Abridged web series
pacing, altered dialogue and interspersed jokes about the show. The abridgement has been labelled as a parody pastiche and détournement of the original
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series
Yu-Gi-Oh!:_The_Abridged_Series
English translations of Adolf Hitler's book
her husband, E.T.S. Dugdale, to write an abridgement of Mein Kampf. Dugdale began his work on this abridgement in about 1931, but he, too, was unable to
Mein_Kampf_in_English
Book of Mormon prophet
Americas. According to the Book of Mormon, the prophet Mormon engraved an abridgement of his people's history on golden plates. Based on the chronology described
Mormon_(prophet)
Topics referred to by the same term
the free dictionary. Précis (/ˈpreɪsi/) or precis may refer to: an abridgement or summary Critical précis, a type of written text IRAC case brief, in
Précis
1584 autobiography by Pope Pius II
(ed.). Memoirs of a Renaissance Pope; the commentaries of Pius II, an abridgement. Translated by ———————. New York, Putnam. OCLC 654454595 – via Internet
Commentaries_(Pope_Pius_II)
1995 German TV series or program
Die Harald Schmidt Show ("The Harald Schmidt Show") was a German late-night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first
Die_Harald_Schmidt_Show
Budhasvāmin's Sanskrit abridgment of the now lost Great Story
बृहत्कथाश्लोकसंग्रह), "Verse Abridgment of the Great Story", is an abridgement into Sanskrit verse of the now lost Great Story (Bṛhatkathā). It tells
Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha
Biblical commentary
works from this initial publication, in differing numbers of volumes and abridgements. Robert Jamieson (1802–1880) was a minister at St Paul's Church, Provanmill
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown_Bible_Commentary
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Secundi". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1438
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1438
British historian
author of several volumes of history and the editor of well-regarded abridgements of other historians' works. Somervell was the son of Robert Somervell
D._C._Somervell
Sanskrit poet (c. 990 – c. 1070 CE)
Verse abridgement of the Ramayana (Sanskrit) Bhāratamanjari — Verse abridgement of the Mahabharata (Sanskrit) Brihatkathāmanjari — Verse abridgement of the
Kshemendra
Single-volume French dictionary
single-volume French dictionary first published by Paul Robert in 1967. It is an abridgement of his eight-volume Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue
Petit_Robert
American literary scholar (1918–2013)
Joseph Frank (October 6, 1918 – February 27, 2013) was an American literary scholar and a leading expert on the life and work of Russian novelist Fyodor
Joseph_Frank_(writer)
Characters used to denote numbers in Chinese
on 2016-03-06. The Shorter Science & Civilisation in China Vol 2, An abridgement by Colin Ronan of Joseph Needham's original text, Table 20, p. 6, Cambridge
Chinese_numerals
16th-century commentary on al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaghīr'
Fayd al-Qadir Sharh al-Jami al-Saghir (Arabic: فيض القدير شرح الجامع الصغير, lit. 'The Bountiful Outpouring: Commentary on al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaghīr') is a multi-volume
Fayd_al-Qadir
British actor
as one of the top 40 audiobooks of all time. In 2006, he recorded an abridgement of A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon. He is also a regular narrator on
Alex_Jennings
English novelist (1775–1817)
completed around 1800. This was a short parody of various school textbook abridgements of Austen's favourite contemporary novel, The History of Sir Charles
Jane_Austen
relative order of the stories.[clarification needed] Aside from a slight abridgement of the dialogue, this is the only major difference between the manga
List_of_Mushishi_episodes
1890 book by James Frazer
academic climate." Paglia has also commented, however, that the one-volume abridgement of The Golden Bough is "bland" and should be "avoided like the plague
The_Golden_Bough
Qing dynasty book of short stories
Liaozhai zhiyi, sometimes shortened to Liaozhai, known in English as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Strange
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Strange_Tales_from_a_Chinese_Studio
Afghan Sufi scholar (died 1605/06)
the Shama'il al-Tirmidhi, and a two-volume commentary on Al-Ghazali's abridgement of the Ihya Ulum ad-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences) entitled
Ali_al-Qari
Two-volume version of the Oxford English Dictionary
University Press. The SOED is a two-volume abridgement of the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary (OED). An abridgement of the OED was contemplated from 1879
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
Shorter_Oxford_English_Dictionary
Greco-Roman statesman and historian (c. 155–c. 235)
20 subsequent books in the series, there remain only fragments and the meager abridgement of John Xiphilinus, a Byzantine monk from the 11th century sponsored
Cassius_Dio
Topics referred to by the same term
Eutropius (historian), a fourth century Roman historian, and author of an abridgement of Roman history Eutropius (consul 399), a Roman consul, put to death
Eutropius
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Caroli Secundi". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1662
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1662
Swiss Protestant theologian
of Polanus, and served as an abridgement and development. It was translated into English by Alexander Ross, as Abridgement of Christian Divinitie (1650)
Johannes_Wolleb
British writer
Krishnamurti: His Life and Death, St Martins Press 1991: ISBN 0-312-05455-6, an abridgement of her trilogy on Krishnamurti's life. The Boy Krishna, 1995, Krishnamurti
Mary_Lutyens
British writer and poet (1861–1936)
– 5 November 1936) was a British writer and poet, best known for her abridgements of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan books. She published under the names May
May_Byron
9th-century Arabic work on algebra
The Concise Book of Calculation by Restoration and Balancing (Arabic: الكتاب المختصر في حساب الجبر والمقابلة, al-Kitāb al-Mukhtaṣar fī Ḥisāb al-Jabr wal-Muqābalah;
Al-Jabr
Faux reviews of fictional books
narration, and that was one of the main reasons I went for such cruel abridgements of the books". Lem was not alone in passing through this kind of crisis:
Stanisław Lem's fictitious criticism of nonexistent books
Stanisław_Lem's_fictitious_criticism_of_nonexistent_books
French lexicographer and publisher
called simply the Robert (French: Le Robert, lit. 'The Robert'), and its abridgement, the Petit Robert (1967; French: Little Robert); who founded the dictionary
Paul_Robert_(lexicographer)
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Sexti". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1600
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1600
Japanese experimental film
feature in 1996, thirteen years after Terayama's death. A twelve minute abridgement of the film, Rock Paper Scissors War (ジャンケン戦争, Jan-ken-sensō), was also
Emperor_Tomato_Ketchup_(film)
Buddhist text dated between 100 BCE and 200 CE
Harvard University Press. 2025. Abridgements include: Pesala, Bhikkhu, ed. (1992). The Debate of King Milinda: An Abridgement of the Milindapanha. Delhi:
Milinda_Panha
League of university students in Japan
associations founded in 1948 in Japan. The word Zengakuren (全学連) is an abridgement of Zen Nihon Gakusei Jichikai Sō Rengō (全日本学生自治会総連合) which literally
Zengakuren
of magical texts centred on the Liber aggregationis Petit Albert, an abridgement of the Grand Albert Peter Grund (2009), "Textual Alchemy: The Transformation
Pseudo-Albertus
Epic poem by Quintus of Smyrna
between the death of Hector and the fall of Ilium (Troy). The poem is an abridgement of the events described in the epic poems Aethiopis and Iliou Persis
Posthomerica
British-born American Biblical scholar (1906–1992)
Sea Scriptures, about the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as his one-volume abridgement of Sir James Frazer's massive 13-volume work The Golden Bough, to which
Theodor_Gaster
British-American novelist
1851–1852, and authored the first human geography textbook Rowson's Abridgement of Universal Geography in 1805. Susanna Haswell was born in 1762 in Portsmouth
Susanna_Rowson
10th century Twelver Shia scholar
Al-Kashshi's original work is now lost, but parts of it survive in an abridgement made by Shaykh Tusi (995–1067) called the Ikhtiyār maʿrifat al-rijāl
Muhammad_ibn_Umar_al-Kashshi
Japanese toy and entertainment company
headquarters in Katsushika, Tokyo. The company was named Tomy as an abridgement of Tomiyama, which was the founder's surname. Starting as a manufacturer
Tomy
Earliest law reports of England
reigns of Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, and Henry VIII. A number of abridgements of the Year Books were compiled and circulated by various editors, who
Year_Books
Fictional character created by Karl Edward Wagner
its power-hungry leader. Darkness Weaves (1978) (editorially altered abridgement published in 1970 as "Darkness Weaves With Many Shades"): The mad sorceress
Kane_(fantasy)
Antisemitic set of publications of the 1920s
"Gentiles" on the Jewish Problem In June 1949, a 174-page, one-volume abridgement of the text appeared, titled The International Jew, subtitled "The World's
The_International_Jew
US federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
practice, or procedure ... in a manner which results in a denial or abridgement of the right ... to vote on account of race", color, or language minority
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
English Anglican cleric and hymn writer (1740–1778)
form of A Letter to the Rev Mr John Wesley; Relative to His Pretended Abridgement of Zanchius on Predestination. Wesley never publicly accepted any wrongdoing
Augustus_Toplady
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Secundi". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1449
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1449
Country in South Asia
Salman; Zaman, Faisal; Hamza (2023). "Pakistan's Foreign Policy: An Abridgement Of Internal And External Determinants". Journal of Positive School Psychology
Pakistan
First-century BC Roman history by Livy
The History of Rome, perhaps originally titled Annales, and known since late antiquity as Ab Urbe Condita (English: From the Founding of the City), is
History_of_Rome_(Livy)
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Tertii". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1487
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1487
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Sexti". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1587
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1587
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Sexti". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1607
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1607
Recording of text(s) being read
is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements. Spoken audio has been available in schools and public libraries and
Audiobook
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Sexti". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1604
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1604
Woman employed as a teacher in a private household
Enlighten Their Understandings with Useful Knowledge. : A Short and Clear Abridgement is Also Given of Sacred and Profane History, and Some Lessons in Geography
Governess
1991 debut novel by Simi Bedford
the cost of emigration and adjustment." In October 1991, a five-part abridgement of Yoruba Girl Dancing (by Margaret Busby, read by Adjoa Andoh and produced
Yoruba_Girl_Dancing
Family of computer operating systems
Marshall Kirk McKusick at DCBSDCon -- on history of tcp/ip (in BSD) -- abridgement of the three lectures on the history of BSD. A History of UNIX before
Unix
Social class
suggestions were not accepted. Toynbee, Arnold (1960). A Study of History: Abridgement of Vols I-X in one volume. Oxford University Press. Krummel, Victoria
Upper_class
Poorly transcribed works of Shakespeare
the text would be expected to be bad, i.e. to contain corruptions, abridgements and paraphrasings. In contrast, a good quarto is considered to be a text
Bad_quarto
Symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
ISBN 978-0-534-02879-4. The Shorter Science & Civilisation in China Vol 2, An abridgement by Colin Ronan of Joseph Needham's original text, Table 20, p. 6, Cambridge
Arabic_numerals
English monk, historian, and illustrator (c. 1200–1259)
years after Paris's death this was not the case. Paris scribed 2 major abridgements of his Chronica: his Historia Anglorum, and a work named like that of
Matthew_Paris
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Guliemi et Mariæ". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1700
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1700
Duodecimal Edition. Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Annæ". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1702
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1702
Provision of copyright law in Nordic countries
were banned in May 1962 because of the poor quality and clandestine abridgement of the translations. After appeals, the Supreme Court of Finland upheld
Protection_of_Classics
1958 book by John Kenneth Galbraith
America. pp. 145-605. ISBN 978-1-59853-077-3 – via Internet Archive. Abridgement of The Affluent Society Hayek, F.A. (April 1961). "The Non-Sequitur of
The_Affluent_Society
English judge, scholar and legal author (1470–1538)
later he was appointed king's serjeant. In 1514 he published La Graunde Abridgement, described below. In 1522 he was made a judge of common pleas and was
Anthony_Fitzherbert
Polish rabbi
Talmudic authorities as the deciding factor in determining a law." An abridgement of the original work is published with the Tur; the complete version
Moses_Isserles
4th century Roman historian and official
Abridgement of Roman History, John Selby Watson (translator), (1886) (from The Tertullian Project; only English translation) Eutropius, Abridgement of
Eutropius_(historian)
B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Serialisations and Abridgements References Notes Published: 16 October 1965 to 22 October 1966 Writer:
List of Princess (comics) stories
List_of_Princess_(comics)_stories
Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931)
company. It performed throughout the world, with a repertory primarily of abridgements of Petipa's works and pieces choreographed specially for her. Going independent
Anna_Pavlova
Uzbek (r. 1210–1225). The Marzbān-nāma was translated fully or as an abridgement into Turkish, Arabic, French and English. K. Crewe Williams notes that
Marzban-nama
British actor (1936–2011)
abridged reading of The Hobbit for Argo Records, authorisation for the abridgement having been provided by J.R.R. Tolkien's publisher. The recording was
Nicol_Williamson
Hat and stereotype for conspiracy theorists
original on 8 July 2010. Bathurst, James (1909). Atomic Consciousness Abridgement. W. Manning, London. Wilson, Daniel (June 2016). "Atomic-Consciousness"
Tin_foil_hat
Hadith collection by Majd ad-Dīn Ibn Athir
became a central reference for hadith studies. Numerous commentaries and abridgements were produced based on it: Tajrīd Jāmiʿ al-Uṣūl min Aḥādīth al-Rasūl
Jami'_al-Usul
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Caroli Secundi". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1673
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1673
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Sexti". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1571
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1571
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Regis Jacobi Primi". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1431
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1431
1953 book by William Montgomery Watt
Watt's 1956 book Muhammad at Medina forms its sequel. Later a popular abridgement of these two volumes was published, Muhammad Prophet and Statesman (1961)
Muhammad_at_Mecca
Parliamentary authority by Sir John George Bourinot
and Public Assemblies generally. The title page states that it is an abridgement of the author's larger work, but it should be seen as a shorter re-write
Bourinot's_Rules_of_Order
Anthem of Friesland, the Netherlands
Frisian writer Eeltsje Halbertsma. The version commonly sung today is an abridgement, dating from 1876, by Jacobus van Loon. The words were not set to music
De_Alde_Friezen
1775–1783 conflict in North America
Barksdale (2011). Washington. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1439105337. An abridgement in one volume by Richard Harwell of the seven-volume biography of George
American_Revolutionary_War
Traditional mnemonic verse
York: Skyhorse Publishing, ISBN 9781616081430. Grafton, Richard (1562), Abridgement of the Chronicles of Englande, London: Richard Tottell. Holland, Norman
Thirty_Days_Hath_September
Alexander, William (1841). "Acta Parliamentorum Gulielmi et Mariæ". An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1690
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1690
American novelist and screenwriter (1925–2013)
audiobook versions of his novels. Many of the earlier recordings were abridgements, the last of which was Pagan Babies (2000) read by Steve Buscemi. Certain
Elmore_Leonard
ABRIDGEMENT
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Hymns, Holy chants
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Not Known
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Golden Light
Boy/Male
Indian
Elegance
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a dyer of cloth, Middle English dyer (from Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). This surname also occurs in Scotland, but Lister is a more common equivalent there.Irish (Counties Sligo and Roscommon) : usually a short form of MacDyer, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Duibhir ‘son of Duibhir’, a short form of a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’, ‘black’ + odhar ‘sallow’, ‘tawny’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Devand | தேவாநà¯à®¤
Girl/Female
Hindu
Eminent, Distinguished, Born on saturday
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, Irish, Welsh
Small Valley; Pure; Holy; Valley; Clean; From the Glen
Girl/Female
Indian
True believer, Upright
ABRIDGEMENT
ABRIDGEMENT
ABRIDGEMENT
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n.
A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.