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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Brev·i·ty n.; pl. Brevities
 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.
    Brevity is the soul of wit.   --Shak.
    This argument is stated by St. John with his usual elegant brevity and simplicity.   --Bp. Porteus.
 Syn: -- Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.
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