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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Contraction into few words conciseness. Brevity is the soul of wit. --Shak. This argument is stated by St John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity. --Bp. Porteus. Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brevity n 1: the use of brief expressions 2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: {briefness}, {transience}]
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