Shortness










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Shortness \Short"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being short; want of reach or
extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a
journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness
of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of
provisions; shortness of breath.
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shortness
n 1: the property of being of short spatial extent; "the
shortness of the Channel crossing" [ant: longness]

2: the condition of being short of something; "there was no
shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"

3: the property of being truncated or short [syn: shortness,
truncation]

4: the property of being of short temporal extent; "the
shortness of air travel time" [ant: longness]

5: the property of being shorter than average stature [ant:
tallness]

6: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: abruptness,
brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness]
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shortness [ʃɔːtnəsɔfbreθ]
Knappheit; Kürze

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shortness
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shortness

Knappheit f
shortness

Kürze f

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