Brevities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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