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   brevity

   /ˈbrɛvɪti/

   noun

   • 1. concise and exact use of words in writing or speech: "the staff will edit manuscripts with a view to brevity and clarity" Similar concisenessconcisionsuccinctnesseconomy of languagecompendiousnessshortnessbriefnesspithinesspithincisivenesscrispnesscompactnesscompressionlaconicismtersenesspointednesscurtnessabruptnessrare:brachylogyOpposite long-windednessverbosity
   • ▪ shortness of time: "the brevity of human life" Similar shortnessbriefnesstransiencetransitorinessephemeralityimpermanence

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French brievete, from Latin brevitas, from brevis ‘brief’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • Y

     4

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