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summary vs abridgement

abridgement vs summary

summary and abridgement both are nouns.

summary is an adjective but abridgement is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summary Yes Yes No No
abridgement Yes No No No
As nouns, abridgement is a hyponym of summary; that is, abridgement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than summary:
  • summary: a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
  • abridgement: a shortened version of a written work
summary (noun) abridgement (noun)
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form a shortened version of a written work
summary (adjective) abridgement (adjective)
briefly giving the gist of something
performed speedily and without formality
Difference between summary and abridgement

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