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Unabridged vs Unshortened - What's the difference?

unabridged | unshortened |

As adjectives the difference between unabridged and unshortened

is that unabridged is not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete while unshortened is not shortened, of the same length.

As a verb unshortened is

past tense of unshorten.

unabridged

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a book or document) Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete.

    • Synonyms

    * uncensored * uncondensed * unexpurgated

    Antonyms

    * abridged

    Coordinate terms

    * unedited

    unshortened

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not shortened, of the same length.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (unshorten)