Definition of "abridgments" []

• Plural form of abridgment. (noun)

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• "Some of the poems are episodic; others are rather to be described as abridgments of epic than as separate epic scenes."
• "Translator, editor, and novelist Damion Searls has had abridgments and selections on his mind for much of the past few years (see his recent work,; or the Whale) and was guided in his selection by a very particular ethos, which he describes both in his introduction to the book, and in the informal Q&A that follows."
• "These beautifully designed little books are usually abridgments of longer works."