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unabridged

un·a·bridged
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-uh-brijd]
    • /ˌʌn əˈbrɪdʒd/
    • /ˌʌn.əˈbrɪdʒd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-uh-brijd]
    • /ˌʌn əˈbrɪdʒd/

Definitions of unabridged word

  • adjective unabridged not abridged or shortened, as a book. 1
  • noun unabridged a dictionary that has not been reduced in size by omission of terms or definitions; the most comprehensive edition of a given dictionary. 1
  • adjective unabridged full length, not shortened 1
  • adjective unabridged An unabridged piece of writing, for example a book or article, is complete and not shortened in any way. 0
  • adjective unabridged (of a book, speech, etc) not reduced in length by condensing 0
  • adjective unabridged not abridged; complete 0
See all 8 definitions of unabridged

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Origin of unabridged

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; un-1 + abridged

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Parts of speech for Unabridged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unabridged

unabridged popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

unabridged usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unabridged

adj unabridged

  • absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
  • blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
  • choate — Rufus1799-1859; U.S. lawyer
  • clocklike — as precise or regular as a clock
  • full-length — of standard or customary length: a full-length movie.

adv unabridged

  • all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
  • completely — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
  • heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • in all — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.

adjective unabridged

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
All 18 Synonyms of unabridged

Antonyms for unabridged

adj unabridged

  • appressed — pressed closely against, but not joined to, a surface
  • band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
  • close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • compendious — containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct

adjective unabridged

  • decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
  • niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
  • abridged — An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it.
All 16 Antonyms of unabridged

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