Definition for

brief


To abridge; shorten; make a brief of: as, to brief pleadings.

To furnish with a brief; instruct by a brief.

In brief; in short; briefly.

In or after a short time; soon; quickly.

Small with respect to length; short.

Abbreviated; cut or made short: as, the brief skirts of a ballet-dancer. [Humorous.]—

Short in duration; lasting a short time.

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