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Pronunciation guide for abridge
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of abridge with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Star Wars Epic Yarns & Cozy Classics Books
we abridge each of the original "Star Wars" movies
- Definition summary
- (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350][3]
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How to pronounce abridge
Star Wars Epic Yarns & Cozy Classics Books
we abridge each of the original "Star Wars" movies
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “abridge”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350][3]
- (transitive, archaic, rare) To debar from. [First attested around 1150–1350][3]
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470][3]
- (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense. [First attested in 1384][4] [First attested around 1350–1470][3]
- (transitive) Cut short; truncate. [First attested around 1350–1470][3]
- (transitive) To curtail. [First attested around 1350–1470][3]
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