( n. )
The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
( n. )
The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012