BRE'VIARY, noun [Latin breviarium, from brevis, short. See Brief.] 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome. 2. A book containing the daily service of the Romish church. It is composed of matins, lauds, first, third, sixth and ninth vespers, and the compline or post communion. The Greeks also have a breviary
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