Abridgment and Bowdlerization

Abridgment

Abridgment noun - A shortened version of a written work.
Usage example: this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Bowdlerization and abridgment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bowdlerization" instead a noun "Abridgment".

Bowdlerization

Bowdlerization noun - A shortened version of a written work.
Usage example: this bowdlerization of “Moby Dick” simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology

Abridgment and bowdlerization are semantically related. You can use "Abridgment" instead a noun "Bowdlerization".
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Bowdlerization and Abridgment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgment/bowdlerization
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Bowdlerization or Abridgment. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgment/bowdlerization.
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