2 definitions
for abridgement
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
abridgement \abridgement\ n.
1. a shortened version .
Syn: condensation, abridgment
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
abridgement
n : a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation,
abridgment, capsule]