Brevity is
concision
Concision (also called brevity, laconicism, or conciseness) is a writing principle of eliminating redundancy.UNT Writing Lab. "Concision, Clarity, and Cohesion." Accessed June 19, 2012Link./ref> For example, this:
* "It is a fact that most argum ...
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brevitas
Brevitas is a rhetorical style Rhetorica ad Herennium calls "the expressing of an idea by the very minimum of essential words."
By implying more than is said, it is distinguished from tautology and understatement.
Brevitas is related to concisio ...
, the quality of being brief or concise.
It may also refer to:
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''Brevity'' (comic strip), a comic strip created by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry
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brevity code
Brevity codes are used in amateur radio, maritime, aviation and military communications. The codes are designed to convey complex information with a few words or codes. Some terms are classified to the public.
List of brevity codes
* ACP-131 A ...
, a vocal word replacement system
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Operation Brevity
Operation Brevity was a limited offensive conducted in mid-May 1941, during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Conceived by the commander-in-chief of the British Middle East Command, General Archibald Wavell, Brevity was inte ...
, a World War II battle
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