brief

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UK /bri:f/

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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Information and instructions given for a meeting

Excuse me everyone, listen up, Alfred will make a brief statement

v.t.Transitive VerbTo give information/instructions before a meeting

I will brief you about my trip once I get back

adj.Adjective(Of period of time) short; using few words

I can only stay for brief cup of coffee and then I must leave

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A concise summary or abstract.

The lawyer prepared a brief outlining the key arguments.

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-- meaning that vast sheets of ice covered a good part of the globe -- interrupted by brief interglacial periods.
-- meaning that vast sheets of ice covered a good part of the globe -- interrupted by brief interglacial periods.

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It was a very successful like short, brief bank robbery career.
It was a very successful like short, brief bank robbery career.
like short, brief bank robbery career.
like short, brief bank robbery career.

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point of view of quantum physics. I will try to be brief here, as I will make plenty more
point of view of quantum physics. I will try to be brief here, as I will make plenty more

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appreciation of the brief time that remains to us before ‘das Nichts’ claims us in turn.
appreciation of the brief time that remains to us before ‘das Nichts’ claims us in turn.

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point of view of quantum physics. I will try to be brief here, as I will make plenty more
point of view of quantum physics. I will try to be brief here, as I will make plenty more

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Well, you want to be brief, you want to be concise,
Well, you want to be brief, you want to be concise,
Keep it very brief, to the point,
Keep it very brief, to the point,

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