breviate
breviate · breviates
A short account, brief statementA short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
Meaning
3 sensesA short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
A brief missive or dispatch; a note.
A lawyer's brief.
Origin
First attested in 1581; borrowed from Latin breviātum, from the perfect passive participleFirst attested in 1581; borrowed from Latin breviātum, from the perfect passive participle of breviō (“shorten, abridge”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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