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Significados de brevity em inglês

The attribute of being brief or fleeting.

The property of being concise.

Uso de brevity em inglês
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The tones were gruff, and almost Indian-like in the brevity of expression.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
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And then with equal brevity, I outlined the case against Victoria Garrison.
An impartial witness: a bess crawford mystery
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But the attribution may be due to the brevity of the narrative.
A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate
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The record, of course, consisted in the brevity of her two-inch tail.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920
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The single thing I work to attain in any gag is brevity.
Writing for Vaudeville
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There was something perfectly electric in the brevity of his venerable friend.
Man and Wife
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He noted the red brevity of her lips and their probable softness.
The Best Short Stories of 1919, and the Yearbook of the American...
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The Preludes are, in their aphoristic brevity, masterpieces of the first rank.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
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This I shall always call the conductor for the sake of brevity.
A History of Science — Volume 3
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Though warned beforehand, they had not expected quite such brevity as this.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
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In the interest of brevity, I've chosen five sites from each category.
Wired
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The quaintness and brevity of the sermon produced a very large contribution.
Irish Wit and Humor / Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Lea...
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Literary men, theatrical people and sports figures are also partial to brevity.
The new yorker
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The brevity of its contents vied with the curtness of its bearer.
A Gentleman of France: Being the Memoirs of Gaston de Bonne Sieu...
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What he first felt was disappointment at the brevity of the letter.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
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The story was told the Commissioner with soldierlike brevity by Superintendent Crozier.
The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
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