brevity of speech

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• brevity — /brev i tee/, n. 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life. 2. the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness: Brevity is the soul of wit. [1500 10; < AF brevite, OF brievete. See BRIEF, ITY] Syn. 2.… …   Universalium

• brevity — brev•i•ty [[t]ˈbrɛv ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) shortness of time or duration; briefness 2) the quality of expressing much in few words • Etymology: 1500–10; < AF brevite, OF brievete. See brief, ity syn: brevity, conciseness refer to the use of few words …   From formal English to slang

• brevity — /ˈbrɛvəti / (say brevuhtee) noun (plural brevities) 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life. 2. condensation in speech; conciseness: *This tendency towards brevity has been a feature of Australian slang for many… …  

• brevity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. concision, briefness, shortness, transientness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shortness, conciseness, concision, briefness, terseness, pointedness, pithiness, compression, succinctness, crispness,… …   English dictionary for students

• Ellipse (figure of speech) — In rhetoric, an ellipse is the suppression of a word or phrase that is technically necessary, but either of such minor importance to the thought being conveyed, or so commonly understood, that it can be eliminated while maintaining… …   Wikipedia

• Ithkuil — Infobox Language name= Ithkuil nativename= Iţkuîl pronunciation= ɪθˈkuːˌil [http://home.inreach.com/sl2120/Sound Files/Ch 5 4.mp3] creator= John Quijada date=nobr|1978 2004 region= none speakers= presumably none script= original, with original… …   Wikipedia

• laconically — la·con·ic (lə kŏn’ĭk) adj. ▸ Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise. ╂ [Latin Lacōnicus, Spartan, from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn, a Spartan (from the reputation of the Spartans for brevity of speech).] la·con’i·cal·ly adv.… …   Word Histories

• βραχυλογία — βραχυλογίᾱ , βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem nom/voc/acc dual βραχυλογίᾱ , βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• βραχυλογίαι — βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem nom/voc pl βραχυλογίᾱͅ , βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• βραχυλογίας — βραχυλογίᾱς , βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem acc pl βραχυλογίᾱς , βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• βραχυλογίᾳ — βραχυλογίαι , βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem nom/voc pl βραχυλογίᾱͅ , βραχυλογία brevity in speech fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)