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adjective (comparative brief·er, superlative brief·est) |
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1. not lasting long: lasting for only a short time
  a brief conversation
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2. concise: containing only the necessary information, without any extra details
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3. curt: curt and abrupt in conversation
a brief exchange between adversaries
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4. dress scanty: describes clothing that leaves much of the wearer's body exposed
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noun (plural briefs) |
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1. synopsis of documents: a synopsis of a larger document or group of documents
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2. briefing: a briefing, or the information conveyed during one
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3. law attorney's case submitted to court beforehand: an outline of how a legal case will be argued, together with evidence and supporting statements, submitted by an attorney to a court prior to a trial
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4. law outline of legal case for attorney: an outline of one side of a legal case for an attorney, containing the evidence and points of law pertinent to the argument of the case
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5. christianity papal letter: a letter from the Pope, less formal than a papal bull
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plural noun briefs |
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dress snug underwear: men's or women's close-fitting underwear for the lower body
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transitive verb (past and past participle briefed, present participle brief·ing, 3rd person present singular briefs) |
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1. give information to prepare somebody: to give somebody all the necessary information about something in preparation for a discussion or decision
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2. summarize something: to make a summary of something, especially in writing
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| [13th century. Via Old French< Latin brevis "short"] |
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| brief·er noun |
| brief·ly adverb |
| brief·ness noun |
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in brief used to introduce a summary
In brief, then, you think he should resign.
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