unabridged

[ uhn-uh-brijd ]

adjective

1. not abridged or shortened, as a book.

   Synonyms: uncondensed, uncut, complete, entire

noun

1. a dictionary that has not been reduced in size by omission of terms or definitions; the most comprehensive edition of a given dictionary.

unabridged

/ ˌʌnəˈbrɪdʒd /

adjective

1. (of a book, speech, etc) not reduced in length by condensing

Word History and Origins

Origin of unabridged¹

1590–1600; un- ¹ + abridged

Example Sentences

Starting in the quarterfinals, the bee’s word panel can use any of the more than half a million words in Webster’s Unabridged dictionary, plus some geographical names that aren’t even listed in that volume.

From Seattle Times

No one in the nearly century-long history of the bee has been able to memorize the more than 500,000 words in Webster’s Unabridged dictionary, any of which can be selected for inclusion by Scripps’ word panel of former bee champions, linguists and other experts.

From Seattle Times

“Rather,” he said, “the provisions fail to pass constitutional muster because of the magnitude of discretion afforded to city officials in denying an individual their constitutional right to keep and bear firearms,” and because the city failed to show that unabridged discretion is grounded in the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.

From Seattle Times

For the genuine article, try Naxos’ new, unabridged recording of “The Phantom of the Opera,” in which the sumptuous grotesqueries of Gaston Leroux’s oft-adapted 1910 novel are further empurpled by the rich sepulchral timbre of Bill Homewood’s voice, in a deliciously ghastly narration.

From Seattle Times

Voters would be winners by hearing unabridged arguments from both sides.

From Los Angeles Times