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Call :: Call (v. i.) To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders..

Brevity :: Brevity (n.) Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life..

Brief :: Brief (v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings..

Semibrief :: Semibrief (n.) A semibreve.

Briefman :: Briefman (n.) One who makes a brief.

Abstract :: Abstract (a.) That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief..

Transient :: Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..

Stound :: Stound (n.) A brief space of time; a moment.

Little :: Little (a.) Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep..

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

Card :: Card (n.) A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair..

Summary :: Summarize (v. t.) To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly..

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

Interval :: Interval (n.) A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium..

Momental :: Momental (a.) Lasting but a moment; brief.

Notation :: Notation (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations..

Gust :: Gust (n.) A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind. Snow, and hail, stormy gust and flaw..

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..

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

Trip :: Trip (n. i.) To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe..

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