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								of short duration or distance a brief stay in the country
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								concise and succinct
 covered the matter in a brief statement
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								(of clothing) very short
 a brief bikini
 
 'brief' - used as a noun
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								a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
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								a condensed written summary or abstract
 
 'brief' - used as a verb
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								give essential information to someone
 The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
 
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			| 1. Brief / Plural briefs
 2. Brief / Past
 briefed
 3. Brief / Third Person
 briefs
 4. Brief / Present Participle
 briefing
 5. Brief / Comparitive
 briefer
 6. Brief / Superlative
 briefest
 
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			| The following are synonyms for 'brief'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms. 
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