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βραχύτης

βραχύτης, shortness

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

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