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单词 brevity
释义 brev·i·ty
\ˈbrevəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin brevitas, from brevi- + -tas -ty
1. : shortness of duration : briefness of time
 < the brevity of human life >
2. : expression in few words : terseness, conciseness
 < brevity is the soul of wit — Shakespeare >
3. : a short piece (as of writing, music)
 < Kipling's work … consisted not of a few big books but of an infinite number of significant brevities — Katharine F. Gerould >
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