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bre⋅vi⋅ar⋅y

  [bree-vee-er-ee, brev-ee-]
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–noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
1. Roman Catholic Church. a book containing all the daily psalms, hymns, prayers, lessons, etc., necessary for reciting the office.
2. a book of daily prayers and readings in some other churches.
Origin:
1540–50; < L breviārium an abridgment. See brevi-, -ary
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bre·vi·ar·y   (brē'vē-ěr'ē, brěv'ē-)   
n.   pl. bre·vi·ar·ies Ecclesiastical
A book containing the hymns, offices, and prayers for the canonical hours.

[Middle English breviarie, from Old French breviaire, from Medieval Latin breviārium, from Latin, summary, from brevis, short; see brief.]
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breviary 
1547, "brief statement;" sense of "short prayer book used by Catholic priests" is from 1611, from L. breviarium "summary," neut. of adj. breviarius "abridged," from breviare "to shorten, abbreviate," from brevis "short."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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