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Briefly :: Briefly (adv.) Concisely; in few words.

Proglottis :: Proglottis (n.) One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence..

Briefman :: Briefman (n.) A copier of a manuscript.

Apostle :: Apostle (n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts..

Shortly :: Shortly (adv.) In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose..

Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a precipitate case of disease..

Epitome :: Epitome (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.

Metaphor :: Metaphor (n.) The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea..

Twinkle :: Twinkle (n.) A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated..

Brief :: Brief (a.) A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.

Squib :: Squib (a.) A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay..

Call :: Call (v. i.) To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders..

Note :: Note (n.) A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.

Abbreviate :: Abbreviate (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken..

Stound :: Stound (n.) A brief space of time; a moment.

Concise :: Concise (a.) Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.

Compendium :: Compendium (n.) A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary..

Gnome :: Gnome (n.) A brief reflection or maxim.

Short :: Short (superl.) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question..

Menology :: Menology (n.) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written..

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