brevity
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brevity /ˈbrɛvɪti/
▶noun
- 1 concise and exact use of words.
- 2 shortness of time.
– origin C15: from OFr. brievete, from L. brevitas, from brevis ‘brief’.
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