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breviary in British English
(ˈbriːvjərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ries
1. Roman Catholic Church
a book of psalms, hymns, prayers, etc, to be recited daily by clerics in major orders and certain members of religious orders as part of the divine office
2.
a similar book in the Orthodox Church
Word origin
C16: from Latin breviārium an abridged version, from breviāre to shorten, from brevis shortbreviary in American English
(ˈbriviˌɛri; ˈbrivjəˌri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈbreviˌaries
a book containing the Psalms, readings, prayers, etc. of the Divine Office
Word origin
ML breviarium < L, an abridgment < breviarius, abridged < brevis, briefImage ofbreviary
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