† brevyv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To write down concisely. Cf. breve v.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > put concisely or briefly [verb (transitive)]
brevyc1503
stenography1652
to spell‥short1857
nutshell1883
tabloid1909
c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lij v/2 Titolenoo..hath breuied all ye annuell storys of rome.
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