brief
The origin and history of brief.
Etymology
From Old French brief, ultimately from Latin brevis ("short") — the same root that gives us "abbreviate" and "brevity".
The origin and history of brief.
From Old French brief, ultimately from Latin brevis ("short") — the same root that gives us "abbreviate" and "brevity".
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