Definition of brief

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Brief (a.) Concise; terse; succinct.

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Word :: Word (n.) A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence..
Laconism :: Laconism (n.) A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style..
Flurry :: Flurry (n.) A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind..
Brief :: Brief (v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings..
Note :: Note (n.) A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and papers..
Resume :: Resume (n.) A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.
Brief :: Brief (a.) Short in duration.
Card :: Card (n.) A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair..
Mot :: Mot (n.) A note or brief strain on a bugle.
Recapitulate :: Recapitulate (v. t.) To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize..
Creed :: Creed (v. t.) A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive..
Notation :: Notation (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations..
Breviloquence :: Breviloquence (n.) A brief and pertinent mode of speaking.
Succinic :: Succinct (a.) Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Little :: Little (a.) Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief..
Flicker :: Flicker (n.) The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame..
Commatic :: Commatic (a.) Having short clauses or sentences; brief; concise.
Transient :: Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..
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