adjective
- complete and not shortened; containing the full original text without cuts or omissions
Usage: commonly used to describe dictionaries, books, or other written works
Examples
- The library has an unabridged dictionary with over 400,000 entries.
- She preferred to read the unabridged version of the classic novel.
- The unabridged audiobook takes 20 hours to complete.
- Students should use an unabridged dictionary for their research papers.
- The publisher released both abridged and unabridged editions of the memoir.
- An unabridged collection of Shakespeare’s works fills several volumes.