βρᾰχύτης[ῠ],ητος,ἡ ,
A. shortness, opp.μῆκος, Pl. Plt. 283c ;μελέτης βραχύτητιwithshortnessof practice, Th. 1.138 ;narrowness, deficiency, μετὰ βραχύτητος γνώμης
Id. 3.42
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2. smallness, τοῦ βάθους
Arist. Mete. 354a18
.
3. shortnessof a syllable, in prosody, Pl. R. 400c (pl.), Arist. Po. 1456b32 , Plu. 2.947e , S.E. M. 1.100 .
4. scantiness, τῶν ὄντων
Lib. Or. 62.59
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5. shallowness, θαλάττης
Scyl. 112
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6. Rhet.,use of a condensedorallusive expression, Trypho Trop. p.202
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