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Added 9 October 2026

abridge

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ verb

In Latin: abbreviō Wiktionary

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To deprive; to cut off. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
To debar from.
To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.

Origin

From Middle English abreggen, abregge, abrigge (“curtail, lessen”), from Old French abregier, abreger, from Late Latin abbreviō, abbreviāre (“make brief”). Doublet of abbreviate.

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