Definition of brief

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Brief (a.) A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2..

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Historiette :: Historiette (n.) Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story.
Ephemeral :: Ephemeral (n.) Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc..
Epitaph :: Epitaph (n.) A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a monument, as that concerning Alexander: Sufficit huic tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis..
Briefly :: Briefly (adv.) Concisely; in few words.
Succinic :: Succinct (a.) Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Proglottis :: Proglottis (n.) One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence..
Brevity :: Brevity (n.) Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life..
Gnome :: Gnome (n.) A brief reflection or maxim.
Brief :: Brief (a.) Concise; terse; succinct.
Flash :: Flash (n.) The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period.
Clank :: Clank (n.) A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink..
Phrase :: Phrase (n.) A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase..
Breviate :: Breviate (n.) A short compend; a summary; a brief statement.
Interval :: Interval (n.) A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium..
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..
Libel :: Libel (n.) A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc..
Breviloquence :: Breviloquence (n.) A brief and pertinent mode of speaking.
Spurted :: Spurt (n.) A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space..
Telegrammic :: Telegrammic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a telegram; laconic; concise; brief..
Stound :: Stound (n.) A brief space of time; a moment.
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