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Breviate
Pronunciation : Bre"vi*ate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. breviatus, p.p. of breviare to shorten, brevis short.]
Definition : 1. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement. I omit in this breviate to rehearse. Hakluyt. The same little breviates of infidelity have . . . been published and dispersed with great activity. Bp. Porteus.
2. A lawyer's brief. [R.] Hudibras.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bre"vi*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To abbreviate. [Obs.]
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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