unabridgedadj.
/ˌʌnəˈbrɪdʒd/, U.S. /ˌənəˈbrɪdʒd/ a. Not abridged, reduced, or shortened. In modern use spec. of literary works.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > curtailed > not
unabridged1599
uninfringed1610
uncurtailed1740
undefalcateda1745
undocked1859
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [adjective] > abridged > unabridged
unabridged1864
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 111 In those places where their power remaineth yet unabridged.
1772 W. Mason Eng. Garden i. 20 To the lawn [to] restore Its ample space, and bid it feast the sight With verdure pure, unbroken, unabridg'd.
1840 W. H. Ainsworth Tower of London (1864) 234 By which means your authority would be unabridged.
1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) i. 49 Daniel and Ezra use unabridged, and so, older forms.
1894 A. E. Waite Hermetic & Alchem. Writings of Paracelsus (title page) Paracelsus the Great, now for the first time translated faithfully and unabridged into English.
b. absol. A copy of the ‘unabridged edition’ of Webster's Dictionary.
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the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > lexicography > [noun] > dictionary > specific dictionaries
alveary1574
gradusa1764
Webster1833
unabridged1860
OED1898
Oxford1927
Fowler1931
1860 O. W. Holmes Professor at Breakfast-table ii. 36 You small boy there, hurry up that ‘Webster's Unabridged’!
1894 H. H. Gardener Unofficial Patriot 302 I'm not sure that I've spelled some of these words right, but my unabridged is not handy.
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adj.1599