Abridger

Abridger
Abridger \A*bridg"er\, n. One who abridges. [1913 Webster]

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  • abridger — noun see abridge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abridger — See abridge. * * * …   Universalium

  • abridger — noun One who abridges …   Wiktionary

  • abridger — É™ brɪdÊ’É™(r) n. shortener, abbreviator, summarizer; reducer …   English contemporary dictionary

  • abridger — n. Epitomizer, writer of an epitome …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • abridger — abridg·er …   English syllables

  • abridger — noun one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work • Syn: ↑abbreviator • Derivationally related forms: ↑abbreviate (for: ↑abbreviator), ↑abridge • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shortness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Shortness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 shortness shortness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 brevity brevity Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c. 193 Sgm: N 1 a span a span GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

  • abbreviator — noun one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work • Syn: ↑abridger • Derivationally related forms: ↑abbreviate, ↑abridge (for: ↑abridger) • Hypernyms: ↑redact …   Useful english dictionary

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