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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L.
brevis; akin to Gr. brachy`s short, and perh. to Skr. barh to
tear. Cf. Breve.]
1. Short in duration.
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How brief the life of man. --Shak.
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2. Concise; terse; succinct.
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The brief style is that which expresseth much in
little. --B. Jonson.
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3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.]
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In brief. See under Brief, n.
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Syn: Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious;
condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See Brief, a., and cf. Breve.]
1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
words.
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Bear this sealed brief,
With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. --Shak.
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And she told me
In a sweet, verbal brief. --Shak.
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2. An epitome.
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Each woman is a brief of womankind. --Overbury.
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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.
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It was not without some reference to it that I
perused many a brief. --Sir J.
Stephen.
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Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in
the United States, counsel generally make up their own
briefs.
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4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.
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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.
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6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a
collection or charitable contribution of money in
churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]
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7. pl. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting
tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called
Jockey shorts.
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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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Brief \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Brief \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
in brief
adv : in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed
up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly";
"briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn:
concisely, briefly, shortly, in short]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
in brief
adv.
briefly; concisely; using a few words to summarize.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
in brief
adv.
briefly; concisely; using a few words to summarize.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
in brief
adv.
briefly; concisely; using a few words to summarize.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
in brief
adv.
briefly; concisely; using a few words to summarize.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
in brief /ɪn bɹˈiːf/
krátce
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
in brief /ɪn bɹˈiːf/
stručně
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
in brief /ɪn bɹˈiːf/
ve stručnosti
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
in brief /ɪn bɹˈiːf/
stručné
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
in brief /ɪn bɹˈiːf/
εν συντομία
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
in brief /ɪn bɹˈiːf/
1. röviden
2. egyszóval
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
简言之；以简洁的形式
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
简而言之,简要地
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