Abridgment and Brief

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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Synonyms for Abridgment

Brief is a synonym for abridgment in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Brief" instead a noun "Abridgment", when it comes to topics like summary, words, synopsis.

Brief

Brief noun - A short statement of the main points.
Usage example: a one-page brief of the intelligence report

Abridgment is a synonym for brief in summary topic. You can use "Abridgment" instead a noun "Brief", if it concerns topics such as thing, abstract, words, synopsis.

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