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brevity    音标拼音: [br'ɛvəti]
n. 短暂,简短

短暂,简短

brevity
n 1: the use of brief expressions
2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [synonym: {brevity},
{briefness}, {transience}]

Brevity \Brev"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr.
brevis short: cf. F. bri[`e]vit['e]. See {Brief}.]
1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity
of human life.
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2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
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Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak.
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This argument is stated by St. John with his usual
elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus.
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Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.
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    The meaning of BREVITY is shortness of duration; especially : shortness or conciseness of expression
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    BREVITY definition: shortness of time or duration; briefness See examples of brevity used in a sentence
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  • BREVITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Short in time (Definition of brevity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
  • BREVITY Simple Definition - Merriam-Webster
    : the quality of being brief: such as a : the use of few words to say something I've omitted certain passages for the sake of brevity [=because I want to be brief]
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    This publication establishes tactics, techniques, and procedures for multi-Service brevity codes The sole purpose of a brevity code is to shorten messages rather than to conceal content
  • BREVITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    Short in time (Definition of brevity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
  • Brevity - definition of brevity by The Free Dictionary
    Define brevity brevity synonyms, brevity pronunciation, brevity translation, English dictionary definition of brevity n 1 The quality or state of being brief in duration 2 Concise expression; terseness American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth





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