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brevity
[ brev-i-tee ]
noun
- shortness of time or duration; briefness:
the brevity of human life.
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- the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness:
Ironically, it is long-winded Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet who famously says that brevity is the soul of wit.
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brevity
/ 藞产谤蓻惫瑟迟瑟 /
noun
- conciseness of expression; lack of verbosity
- a short duration; brief time
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of brevity1
C16: from Latin 产谤别惫颈迟腻蝉 shortness, from brevis brief
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Synonym Study
Brevity, conciseness refer to the use of few words in speaking. Brevity emphasizes the short duration of speech: a response reduced to extreme brevity. Conciseness emphasizes compactness of expression: Her prose is clear in spite of great conciseness.
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The following has been edited slightly for style and brevity.
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Journalism organizations commonly edit interviews for brevity and clarity.
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Don鈥檛 let the brevity of this list fool you!
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Then there's the brevity of each script - average length of about five signs or symbols - with no long texts on walls, tablets or upright stone slabs.
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Hawks鈥 responses have been edited for brevity and clarity.
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