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Visit :: Visit (v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician..

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..

Stack :: Staccato (a.) Expressed in a brief, pointed manner..

Excursion :: Excursion () A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country..

Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated a die Incarnationis, i. e., from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief, under Brief..

Mot :: Mot (n.) A note or brief strain on a bugle.

Epilogation :: Epilogation (n.) A summing up in a brief account.

Mention :: Mention (v. t.) To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.

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

Breviate :: Breviate (n.) A lawyer's brief.

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

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

Proverb :: Proverb (n.) An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage..

Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..

Pause :: Pause (n.) In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts..

Short :: Short (adv.) In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short..

Commentary :: Commentary (v. i.) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War..

Comedietta :: Comedietta (n.) A dramatic sketch; a brief comedy.

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

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

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