Brief: alternatives and connections

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

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Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Withdraw; separate.

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To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of…

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To appraise; to value; to appreciate.

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Arranged; furnished; provided.

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That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.

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A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syl…

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Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.

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Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.

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The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.

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The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.

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of Abbreviate

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