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Meaning and definition for "brief" word

[noun] a condensed written summary or abstract
[noun] a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
[adjective] concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement"
[adjective] (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
[adjective] of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"
[verb] give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"
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\Brief\, a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L. brevis; akin to Gr. ? short, and perh. to Skr. barh to tear. Cf. {Breve}.] 1. Short in duration. How brief the life of man. --Shak. 2. Concise; terse; succinct. The brief style is that which expresseth much in little. --B. Jonson. 3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.] {In brief}. See under {Brief}, n. Syn: Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious; condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.
\Brief\, adv. 1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic] Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. --Milton. 2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] --Shak.
\Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See {Brief}, a., and cf. {Breve}.] 1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words. Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. --Shak. And she told me In a sweet, verbal brief. --Shak. 2. An epitome. Each woman is a brief of womankind. --Overbury. 3. (Law) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument. It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief. --Sir J. Stephen. Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in the United States, counsel generally make up their own briefs. 4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See {Breve}, n., 2. 5. (Scots Law) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence. 6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.] {Apostolical brief}, a letter of the pope written on fine parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the secretary of briefs, dated ``a die Nativitatis,'' i. e., ``from the day of the Nativity,'' and sealed with the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its parchment, written character, date, and seal. See {Bull}. {Brief of title}, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate. {In brief}, in a few words; in short; briefly. ``Open the matter in brief.'' --Shak.
\Brief\, v. t. To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.

Synonyms for brief

abbreviated, concise, legal brief, little, short

See also: abstract | amicus curiae brief | apprise | apprize | instruct | instrument | legal document | legal instrument | official document | outline | precis | synopsis |

Related terms: abridgment, acta, airmanship, breviary, curtate, docked, gnomic, head, instruct, laconic, let know, meteoric, rundown, short and sweet, shorten, Spartan, speak, suggest, swift, thumbnail sketch, truncated, washout

The fun area, different aproach to word »brief«

Let's analyse "brief" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: FEIRB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: brief: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: brief: 2 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 6 = 31, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
B (1) 2 High Priestess Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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