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summary vs abridgment

abridgment vs summary

summary and abridgment both are nouns.

summary is an adjective but abridgment is not an adjective.

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

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