Excerpt - page 30: "... abridg•ing to shorten by leaving out some parts (abridge a dictionary) abridgment orabridge•ment \a-'brij-mant\ n a shortened form of a written ..."
Excerpt - page 51: "... forming adjectives such as budgetary. 2 forming nouns such as dictionary. - ORIGIN from Fr. -aire or L. -arius'connected with'. -ary' ..."
Excerpt - page 89: "... adjectives such as budgetary, primary. 2 forming nouns such as dictionary, gra- nary. >from French -aire or Latin -arias `connected with.' ..."
Excerpt - page 15: "... The words in this dictionary have been alphabetized. alphabetizing, alphabetized al•read•y (awl-red-ee) adverb Before now. ..."