brevity

Meaning

Noun

The quality of being brief in duration.
Succinctness; conciseness.
A short piece of writing.

Origin

First attested in English in 1509; either:
Borrowed directly from Latin brevitās; or
from Anglo-Norman brevité, from Old French brieveté, from Latin brevitātem, accusative of brevitās, from brevis.

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