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What is an abridgment?

What is an abridgment? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  2. (US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
  3. (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  4. (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
  5. (dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
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I tend not to be a fan of abridged work, unless the abridgment was done by the author.
Clear and informative maps introduce each chapter, and a comprehensive index makes this abridgment very accessible.
Hence this prophecy is, mutatis mutandis, an abridgment of that concerning Moab.
Though he claimed to have rendered several books into English, his work is more a paraphrase and abridgment than a continuous translation.
Is it designed not to trench on the right so severely that the legislative objective is nevertheless outweighed by the abridgment of rights?
Which of the plates of Nephi did Mormon include with his own abridgment?

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