ABRIDGEMENT Meaning of ABRIDGEMENT in English n. (also abridgment) 1 a a shortened version, esp. of a book; an abstract. b the process of producing this. 2 a curtailment (of rights). [ F abrégement (as ABRIDGE) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012