a‧bridged /əˈbrɪdʒd/
adjective [usually before noun][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: abregier, from Late Latin abbreviare; ⇒ abbreviate]
an abridged book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning:
The abridged edition was published in 1988.—abridge verb [transitive]—abridgement,
abridgment noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲