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Abridgment vs Balderdash - What's the difference?

abridgment | balderdash |

As nouns the difference between abridgment and balderdash

is that abridgment is (us) the act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses while balderdash is senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

As a verb balderdash is

(archaic) to mix or adulterate.

abridgment

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* abridgement

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
  • (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
  • * 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
    • When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material—as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow—the best result is a skillful abridgment , one that hits all the important marks without losing anything egregious.
  • (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
  • * What abridgment have you for this evening? What masque? what music? - Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, V-i
  • (dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.

    • Usage notes

    * In current usage this spelling is about as common as (abridgement) in the US, but much less common in the UK. * Notes on near-synonyms: ** An abridgment'' is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an ''abridgment of a dictionary. ** A compendium is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a compendium of American literature. ** An epitome corresponds to a compendium'', and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an ''epitome of history. ** An abstract is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. ** A synopsis is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts.

    Synonyms

    * (act of abridging) compendium, epitome, abstract, synopsis,

    Related terms

    * abridge

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    balderdash

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
  • (archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
  • * Taylor (Drink and Welcome )
    • Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash .

    Synonyms

    * bunk, drivel, piffle, poppycock, rubbish, twaddle * see

    Verb

  • (archaic) To mix or adulterate.
  • * Smollett
    • The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash , and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.

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