Difference between Abridgment and Abridgement

What is the difference between Abridgment and Abridgement?

Abridgment as a noun is the act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses. while Abridgement as a noun is a shortened version.

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