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shortly | empress |

As an adverb shortly

is in a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.

As a proper noun empress is

a village in alberta, canada.

shortly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
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  • In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
  • In an irritable ("short") manner.

    • empress

    English

    (Emperor)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) emperice, emperesse, from (etyl) and (etyl) emperiz, emperesse, from (etyl) imperatrix.

    Noun

    (es)
  • The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
  • The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler (e.g. Persian shah).
  • (label) A female chimpanzee.
    • Related terms
    * emperor

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (es)