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> Abridge
Abreast.
Abroach.
CONTENTS
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer
1810–1897
. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Abridge
is not formed from the word
bridge;
but comes from the Latin
abbrevi
re,
to shorten, from
brevis
(short), through the French
abréger
(to shorten).
1
Abreast.
Abroach.
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re, to shorten, from brevis (short), through the French abréger (to shorten).
