Why is it called abridged?
ABRIDGE', verb transitive abridj', [G. short, or its root, from the root of break or a verb of that family.] 1. To make shorter; to epitomize; to contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense in substance - used of writings.
ABRIDGE', verb transitive abridj', [G. short, or its root, from the root of break or a verb of that family.] 1. To make shorter; to epitomize; to contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense in substance - used of writings.
