brevi-


  1. a combining form meaning “short,” used in the formation of compound words: brevirostrate.

Origin of brevi-

1
<Latin, combining form of brevis; akin to Greek brachýs

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How to use brevi- in a sentence

  • Veientes pacis impetratae cum brevi paenituisset, redintegrato bello inierunt consilium insidiis ferocem hostem captandi.

    Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
  • Celeriter naves e conspectu Siciliae ablatae sunt conspectaque brevi Africae litora.

    Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
  • (He fumbles again and takes out and hands her two crowns) Permit, brevi manu, my sight is somewhat troubled.

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • Beornred in regnum Merc tanquam hres legitimus dicto regi Ethelbaldo successit, brevi tamen tempore illud regens.

  • Itaque plura brevi tempore eversa quam multis annis stante re publica scripsimus.

    De Officiis | Marcus Tullius Cicero