Definition
A brief or shortened document; a variant or archaic form related to breviary or brevity in written form.
Etymology
From Latin 'brevis' (short). This term is rare and archaic, likely emerging in medieval Latin as a diminutive or variant of 'breve' (a short document or note).
Kelly Says
This is a ghost word in English—it barely exists outside of historical documents, but it shows how medieval scribes loved making little Latin variants for different kinds of short texts!
Translations
ARالعربية
اختصار
ikh-ta-saar
BNবাংলা
সংক্ষেপ
song-k-shep
CACatalà
brevitat
breh-vi-tat
CSČeština
krátkost
krá-tkost
ELΕλληνικά
συμπίεση
sim-pee-eh
ESEspañol
brevedad
breh-vee-dad
FAفارسی
اختصار
e-kh-ta-saar
FRFrançais
brévité
breh-vee-te
GUGU
સંક્ષિપ્ત
san-k-shep-t
HIहिन्दी
संक्षेप
san-k-shep
HUMagyar
rövidség
ro-vid-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekurangan
ke-ku-ran-gan
ITItaliano
brevità
breh-vee-ta
KMKM
ការខ្លី
ka-ar-kh-lei
MRMR
संक्षिप्त
san-k-shep-t
MSBahasa Melayu
pendek
pen-dek
NLNederlands
kortheid
kort-heid
PLPolski
krótkosc
krot-kos
PTPortuguês
brevidade
breh-vee-deh
RUРусский
краткость
krat-kost'
SVSvenska
korthet
kort-het
TRTürkçe
kısalık
ki-sa-lik
UKУкраїнська
короткість
korot-kist'
VITiếng Việt
độ ngắn gọn
doh ng-an gon