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What's The Definition Of Breviate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Breviate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Breviate: See Also | Breviate In Webster's Dictionary \Bre"vi*ate\, n. [L. breviatus, p. p. of breviare to
shorten, brevis short.]
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.
\Bre"vi*ate\, v. t. To abbreviate. [Obs.] |
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