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Definition of In short
1. Adverb. In a concise manner; in a few words. "To put it shortly"
Definition of In short
1. Prepositional phrase. As a summary; as a shortened version of what has been told or what would have been told. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of In Short
Literary usage of In short
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"in short, the people of Panama would have been deprived of the fulfilment of their
... in short, the obligation was one to a territory and not to any power; ..."
2. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"not only the most lovely, but the most commendable in a virtuous person. in short
those who represent religion in so unami- able a light, are like the spies ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... with resinous dots on both surfaces: fls. greenish, in short terminal or
axillary racemes; sepals ovate: caps about %in. long and somewhat broader, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"in short, the people of Panama would have been deprived of the fulfilment of their
... in short, the obligation was one to a territory and not to any power; ..."
5. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"not only the most lovely, but the most commendable in a virtuous person. in short
those who represent religion in so unami- able a light, are like the spies ..."
6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... with resinous dots on both surfaces: fls. greenish, in short terminal or
axillary racemes; sepals ovate: caps about %in. long and somewhat broader, ..."
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