Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Brevity of life as contrasted with longevity and considered in relation to inheritance.
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These various data demonstrate the existence of a considerable correlation between short life (_brachybioty_, Karl Pearson calls it) in parent and short life in offspring.
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