Etymology

brachy-

Today it means: short, brief Full definition →

Ancient Greek βραχύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromβραχύς“short”
  2. English todaybrachy-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβραχύς all →

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