A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.
The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
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capsule form
A shortened form of a work
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epitome
is a statement of the essence of a subject in the shortest possible form
Digest
is applied either to a concise, systematic treatment, generally more comprehensive in scope than a synopsis, and, in the case of technical material, often arranged under titles for quick reference or to a collection of articles, stories, etc. condensed from other publications
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synopsis
is a condensed, orderly treatment, as of the plot of a novel, that permits a quick general view of the whole
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summary
is a brief statement of the main points of the matter under consideration and especially connotes a recapitulating statement
Brief
is applied to a concise statement of the main points of a law case
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abstract
is a short statement of the essential contents of a book, article, speech, court record, etc. often used as an index to the original material
Abridgment
describes a work condensed from a larger work by omitting the less important parts, but keeping the main contents more or less unaltered
Find another word for abridgment. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for abridgment, like: brief, epitome, reduction, condensation, outline, condensed version, condensed form, concise edition, cut version, edited version and short-form.
The Latin text is much shorter than the Welsh, but we do not know whether this abridgment was made on purpose, or whether the translation is an imitation of an earlier text.
His Letters on the Evidences of Christianity (1815) have been several times reprinted, and an abridgment was published by the Religious Tract Society in 1853.
De Doctrina Temporum, by Petavius (Denis Petau), with its continuation published in 1630, and an abridgment entitled Rationarium Temporum, in 1633-1634.
A Latin abridgment of philosophy, dated 1784, tells us that the innate ideas of Descartes are founded on no arguments, and are now universally abandoned.
The popularity of Caelius is evidenced by the fact that in the 6th century an abridgment of his larger work was recommended by Cassiodorus to the Benedictine monks for the study of medicine.