a·bridged /əˈbrɪdʒd/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun] SHORT/NOT LONGan abridged book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning 〔书、剧本等〕删节的,节略的,压缩的 The abridged edition was published in 1988. 删节本于1988年出版。
—abridge verb [transitiveT]
—abridgement, abridgment noun [countableC, uncountableU]