Briefness

  • 11short and sweet — {adj.} Brief and to the point. * /Henry s note to his father was short and sweet. He wrote, Dear Dad, please send me $5. Love, Henry. / …

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  • 12short and sweet — {adj.} Brief and to the point. * /Henry s note to his father was short and sweet. He wrote, Dear Dad, please send me $5. Love, Henry. / …

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  • 13Brevities — Brevity Brev i*ty, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. bri[ e]vit[ e]. See {Brief}.] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life. [1913 Webster] 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.… …

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  • 14Brevity — Brev i*ty, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr. brevis short: cf. F. bri[ e]vit[ e]. See {Brief}.] 1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life. [1913 Webster] 2. Contraction into few words; conciseness. [1913… …

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  • 15brief — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English bref, breve, from Anglo French bref, brief, from Latin brevis; akin to Old High German murg short, Greek brachys Date: 14th century 1. short in duration, extent, or length 2. a. concise b. curt, abrupt • br …

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  • 16Northern Wei — For Northern Wei of Three Kingdoms Period, see Cao Wei. Northern Wei 北魏 ↓ 386–535 …

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  • 17Boogiepop series — The nihongo| Boogiepop series|ブギーポップシリーズ|Bugīpoppu shirīzu of Japanese light novels is written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. It includes titles from different media, each connected by repeating characters and related plots.… …

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  • 18Merck Records — (2000–2007) was a record label based in Miami and run by Gabe Koch. It released electronic music. Contents 1 Background 2 End announcement …

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  • 19Süßkind von Trimberg — or Susskind of Trimberg (c. 1230 ndash; c. 1300) was a German minnesinger, and, in all probability, the first documented Jewish poet of the German language. He is called a Jew three times in the manuscript (which was completed around 1330) and is …

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  • 20Richard Kenney — Infobox Writer name = Richard Kenney imagesize = birthname = Richard L. Kenney birthdate = birth date and age|1948|8|10|mf=y birthplace = Glen Falls, New York, United States occupation = Poet nationality = American period = 1983 presentRichard L …

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