The difference between Abridgment and Précis

When used as nouns, abridgment means the act of abridging, whereas précis means a summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.


Précis is also verb with the meaning: to write a précis of a work.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abridgment and Précis

  1. Abridgment as a noun (US):

    The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation

    Examples:

    "synonyms: diminution lessening shortening<ref name=SOED/>"

    "an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses"

  2. Abridgment as a noun (US):

    The state of being abridged or lessened.

  3. Abridgment as a noun (US):

    An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

  4. Abridgment as a noun (obsolete):

    That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly

  5. Abridgment as a noun (dated, legal):

    Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.

  6. Abridgment as a noun (legal):

    The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.

  1. Précis as a noun:

    A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.

  1. Précis as a verb:

    to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge

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