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BREVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The attribute of being brief or fleeting
Synonyms:
brevity; briefness; transience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("brevity" is a kind of...):
duration; length (continuance in time)
Derivation:
brief (of short duration or distance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The use of brief expressions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("brevity" is a kind of...):
terseness (a neatly short and concise expressive style)
Derivation:
brief (concise and succinct)
