abridgment

  • 31Festus, Sextus Pompeius — ▪ Latin grammarian flourished 3rd century AD, Narbo, Gaul [now Narbonne, France]       Latin grammarian who made an abridgment in 20 books, arranged alphabetically, of Marcus Verrius Flaccus De significatu verborum (“On the Meaning of Words”), a… …

    Universalium

  • 32Breviary — • Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Breviary     Breviary      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 33summary — sum·ma·ry / sə mə rē/ adj: done immediately, concisely, and without usual formal procedures; esp: used in or done by summary proceeding compare plenary sum·mar·i·ly /sə mer ə lē/ adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …

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  • 34abstract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. theoretical, metaphysical; abstruse, recondite. v. excerpt (from); remove, steal. n. compendium, summary, epitome, précis, abridgment. See supposition, stealing, shortness.Ant., restore; combine;… …

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  • 35synopsis — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. condensation, abridgment, digest. See shortness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. summary, outline, abstract, digest; see abridgment 2 , summary . See Synonym Study at abridgment . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 36abridge — To reduce or contract; to diminish or curtail. Usually spoken of written language. See abridgment. Copyright law. To epitomize; to reduce; to contract. It implies preserving the substance, the essence, of a work, in language suited to such a… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 37abridge — To reduce or contract; to diminish or curtail. Usually spoken of written language. See abridgment. Copyright law. To epitomize; to reduce; to contract. It implies preserving the substance, the essence, of a work, in language suited to such a… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 38MORDECAI BEN HILLEL HA-KOHEN — (1240?–1298), author and rabbinic authority in Germany. The only biographical details known of him are that he was a descendant of eliezer b. joel ha levi , a relative of asher b. jehiel , and a brother in law of Meir ha Kohen, author of the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 39Breviaries — Breviary Bre vi*a*ry, n.; pl. {Breviaries}. [F. br[ e]viarie, L. breviarium summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius abridged, fr. brevis short. See {Brief}, and cf. {Brevier}.] 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Breviary — Bre vi*a*ry, n.; pl. {Breviaries}. [F. br[ e]viarie, L. breviarium summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius abridged, fr. brevis short. See {Brief}, and cf. {Brevier}.] 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.… …

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