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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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Or maybe the clam-sensors did exist, but it was a brief experiment that never went anywhere.
Or maybe the clam-sensors did exist, but it was a brief experiment that never went anywhere.

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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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In the 1990's there was also a brief foray into human engineering. To treat
In the 1990's there was also a brief foray into human engineering. To treat

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But I'll just do a brief summary here for you.
But I'll just do a brief summary here for you.

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- Wow. - Would you not like to rest your research for a brief moment
- Wow. - Would you not like to rest your research for a brief moment

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A very, very brief time, and you will dismiss the recollection of it, gladly, as
A very, very brief time, and you will dismiss the recollection of it, gladly, as

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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