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brief definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brief Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brief Entailment of verb brief Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb brief 1 sense of brief Sense 1 brief => instruct, apprise, apprize Familiarity of verb brief brief used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb brief Sense 1 brief => instruct, apprise, apprize -------------- Grep of noun brief amicus curiae brief brief briefcase briefcase computer briefing briefness legal brief Overview of noun brief The noun brief has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) brief, legal brief -- (a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case) 2. brief -- (a condensed written summary or abstract) Overview of verb brief The verb brief has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brief -- (give essential information to someone "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade") Overview of adj brief The adj brief has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) brief, little -- (of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away") 2. (6) brief -- (concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement") 3. (1) abbreviated, brief -- ((of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini") Antonyms of adj brief 3 senses of brief Sense 1 brief, little INDIRECT (VIA short) -> long Sense 2 brief INDIRECT (VIA concise) -> prolix Sense 3 abbreviated, brief INDIRECT (VIA short) -> long Similarity of adj brief 3 senses of brief Sense 1 brief, little => short (vs. long) Sense 2 brief => concise (vs. prolix) Sense 3 abbreviated, brief => short (vs. long) Attributes of adj brief Familiarity of adj brief brief used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj brief brief briefless Overview of noun brief The noun brief has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) brief, legal brief -- (a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case) 2. brief -- (a condensed written summary or abstract) Overview of verb brief The verb brief has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brief -- (give essential information to someone "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade") Overview of adj brief The adj brief has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) brief, little -- (of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away") 2. (6) brief -- (concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement") 3. (1) abbreviated, brief -- ((of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini")
brief definition
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