brevity
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
brev-
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
brevity
the quality of being brief
短暂, 简短, 简洁
Dissection of brevity
brevity = brev- (short) + -ity (quality);
brevity = the quality of being brief
Now Repeat my Dissection
brevity = the quality of being brief
Important roots for this word:
-ity
brev-
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
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