For the sake of brevity, this section will focus on those instances that are included in the primary category of SQL Server editions.
noun /'brɛvəti/
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Letters published in the newspaper are edited for brevity and clarity /'klærəti/.
I've omitted certain passages for the sake of brevity. [=because I want to be brief]
The book's major flaw is its brevity.
“Brevity is the soul of wit…” Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600) -
the brevity of youth
The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
Charles Dickens was not known for his brevity.
For the sake of brevity, I'd like to make just two points.
His essays are models of clarity and brevity.
Brevity is, in almost everything, a virtue.
the brevity of her letter
The brevity of the letter concerned me.
the quality of expressing something in very few words → brief
the quality of being brief: such as the use of few words to say something
the quality of using few words when speaking or writing
SYN conciseness
only a few words or lasting only a short time
the use of only a few words
Brevity is the use of only a few words to say or write something rather than using more
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the brevity of her visit
the brevity of human life
The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time.
the quality of continuing for only a short time → briefthe
the quality or fact of lasting only for a short period of time
the fact of lasting a short time
the fact that something only lasts for a short time
The brevity of something is the fact that it lasts for only a short time.
