as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a speech that could serve as a breviary for impeachment
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Recent Examples of breviary
Books of Hours are breviaries, or a selection of prayers and psalms taken from long prayer books used by monks.
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
In the breviary-like Logia of Yeshua, Davenport and his coauthor, Benjamin Urrutia, assembled everything reportedly spoken by Jesus.
—Michael Dirda, National Review, 25 July 2019
Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
In the breviary-like Logia of Yeshua, Davenport and his coauthor, Benjamin Urrutia, assembled everything reportedly spoken by Jesus.
—Michael Dirda, National Review, 25 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breviary
Noun
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Typically, the clerk only has to read a short summary of a bill, usually no longer than a few sentences.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Federal Reserve’s quarterly summary of economic projections released Wednesday revealed the median central banker forecast calls for 2.5% core PCE inflation by the end of next year, up from the 2.2% projected in September and still noticeably above the Fed’s 2% goal.Derek Saul, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The stage was set for the Fourth, whose five movements add up to a summa of Bartók’s art, by turns tenaciously labored, sinuously swirling, nocturnally eerie, pizzicato-punchy, and flat-out wild.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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Alas, Dostoevsky — all of whose major characters clearly embody aspects of his own extremist personality — died in 1881, shortly after completing this summa of his most deeply felt themes and obsessions.Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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The Freddie Mercury outline, featured on his forearm, was also done at the same time.Michelle Lee, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Examples include boulders, logs, and other objects that conceal their outline.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Breviary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breviary. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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