Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Shortness
shortness, n. [see short, adj.]
- Brevity; curtailment; downsizing; limited interval of time; [fig.] transience; fleetingness.
- Diminuendo; decrescendo; diminishing interval; small period of time; [fig.] moment; minute; instant; hour.
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