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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǎn duǎn
"会议的简短让每个人都能早早离开。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or condition of being short in length, duration, or stature.
"The shortness of the meeting allowed everyone to leave early." - 2
A lack of something, especially in terms of quantity or extent.
"The shortness of the supply led to increased prices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'shortness' originates from the Old English 'sceort', meaning 'short', combined with the suffix '-ness', which denotes a state or condition. The term has evolved through Middle English, retaining its core meaning related to limited length or duration.
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Brièveté
Transliteration: bʁi.e.te
"La brièveté de la réunion a permis à tout le monde de partir tôt."
Kürze
Transliteration: ˈkʏʁ.t͡sə
"Die Kürze des Treffens ermöglichte es allen, früh zu gehen."
Brevità
Transliteration: bre.viˈta
"La brevità della riunione ha permesso a tutti di partire presto."
Brevedad
Transliteration: bɾe.βeˈðað
"La brevedad de la reunión permitió que todos se fueran temprano."
Brevidade
Transliteration: bɾe.viˈda.dʒi
"A brevidade da reunião permitiu que todos saíssem cedo."
संक्षिप्तता
Transliteration: Sankshiptata
"बैठक की संक्षिप्तता ने सभी को जल्दी जाने की अनुमति दी।"
简短
Transliteration: jiǎn duǎn
"会议的简短让每个人都能早早离开。"
짧음
Transliteration: jjalbeum
"회의의 짧음 덕분에 모두가 일찍 떠날 수 있었습니다."
短さ
Transliteration: mijikasa
"会議の短さのおかげで、皆が早く帰ることができました。"
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