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1. n. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement. Source: opted
2. n. A lawyer's brief. Source: opted
3. v. t. To abbreviate. Source: opted
4. 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. To abbreviate. [Obs.] Source: webster
5. To abbreviate. [Obs.] Source: adambom
6. n. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement. n. A lawyer's brief. v. t. To abbreviate. Source: ecdict

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brief abbreviate compend short statement summary Obs activity dispersed great infidelity little omit published rehearse

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breviaries breviary breviature Brevibloc brevier breviloquence breviped brevipen brevipennate

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