English

Etymology
First attested in English in 1509<ref name="OEtD?-etymdate&etym1">Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper</ref>; either:

1. from L. term|brevitatem|langla;<ref name"OEtD?-etymdate&etym1"/> or
2. from AF. term|brevite, from OF. term|brievete|langfr;<ref name"D.C-etym2">Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1·1)</ref>

from L. term|brevitas|brevit�s|langla, from term|brevis||short|langla.<ref name"OEtD?-etymdate&etym1"/><ref name"AHD-etym">The <b>American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language</b>, Fourth Edition</ref>

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/�bɹ�vɪti/

Noun
en-noun|-

1. The quality of being brief in duration.
2. succinctness|Succinctness; conciseness.

Derived terms
brevitic
brevity is the soul of wit

Related terms
rel-top3
breve
rel-mid3
brief
rel-mid3
concise
rel-bottom

See also
Appendix:Brief amounts of time

References
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• 2007-10-09 18:47 - Doremítzwr - /* English */ Elaborated and referenced etym; +pron; rewrote second def; split rel. terms and der. terms; +der. term; +rel-table for rel. terms; rel. terms & See also > L4; +References

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