StepOnMe Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
What does abridge mean in this?
“One could argue that such restrictions "abridge" the freedom of the press, but that argument would be specious.
I know that abridge means shorten... but I don;t get how it is used here.
Also the adjective form of the word abridge is "abridged" with the -ed at the end right?
I know that abridge means shorten... but I don;t get how it is used here.
Also the adjective form of the word abridge is "abridged" with the -ed at the end right?
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StepOnMe I know that abridge means shorten... but I don;t get how it is used here. It means to limit .
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StepOnMeI know that abridge means shorten... but I don;t get how it is used here.It means to limit.
StepOnMeAlso the adjective form of the word abridge is "abridged" with the -ed at the end right?Yes, you see in the smaller forms of dictionaries: eg.
Webster's dictionary, abridged.
It means that
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