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brief
  1. (law) A writ summoning one to answer to any action.
  2. (law) An answer to any action.
  3. (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
  4. (by extension, figuratively) A position of interest or advocacy.
  5. (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
  6. (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
  7. A short news story or report.
  8. (usually plural) undershorts briefs.
  9. (obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
  10. (Britain, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
  11. (slang) A ticket of any type.
  12. Synonyms:
      13. instructions, briefing, guidelines, remit, mandate, directions, directives, guidance, information, orders, command, directive, gen, rundown, low-down, ground rules, task, assignment, job, charge, commission, mission, responsibility, undertaking, work, engagement, errand, exercise, objective, operation, detail, duty, enterprise, function, goal, occupation, post, project, business, gig, role, obligation, labor, labour, chore, venture, office, piece of work, endeavour, endeavor … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “Adam brought his ten-year-old son to him, with a brief to knock the boy's piano technique into shape.”
      “The engineer's brief was to conduct the necessary research into discovering more efficient methods of production.”
      “Could you provide me with a brief of the meeting I just missed?”
breviate
  1. A short account, brief statement; a summary, abridgement or precis
  2. A brief missive or dispatch; a note.
  3. A lawyer's brief.
  4. Examples:
      5. “E Breviate has developed software that allows buyers to conduct e-auctions with multiple parameters being evaluated simultaneously.”
      “Throckmorton, Ellesmere had continued to examine parties after judgment at common law, and his Breviate of 1615 had reexamined the statute of 4 Hen.”
brevity
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
  2. (uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.
  3. (rare, countable) A short piece of writing.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. succinctness, conciseness, concision, briefness, terseness, pithiness, compactness, crispness, sententiousness, shortness, curtness, compendiousness, laconicism, economy, pointedness, compression, incisiveness, pith, abruptness, brachylogy, condensation, economy of language, synoptic, laconism, summariness, transience, ephemerality, impermanence, transitoriness, quickness, swiftness, evanescence, fleetingness, momentariness, temporariness, transiency, impermanency, caducity, short-livedness, ephemeralness, fugitiveness, fugacity, volatility, instability, disappearance, vanishing, evaporation, temporality … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “He spoke with brevity about the past while the rest of the men had revealed so much more.”
      “The brevity of the short film format, sadly, undermines the good intentions of the filmmakers.”
      “It's dance music coming out of a background of hardcore punk where brevity is part of our thing.”
briefing
  1. A short and concise summary of a situation.
  2. A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. meeting, conference, discussion, session, consultation, seminar, orientation, initiation, press conference, background meeting, question and answer session, interview, brief, news conference, photo opportunity, information, instructions, guidelines, guidance, directions, rundown, update, backgrounder, instruction, preamble, preparation, orders, priming, training, remit, mandate, regulations, directives, plan, command, directive, commands, gen, rules, tips, low-down, recommendations, indication, ground rules, procedures, documentation, rubric, rulebook … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Officers Pina, Lopez, Ferguson, and others met at a briefing to discuss attempts to apprehend Dominguez.”
      “We were requested to provide General Sidell with a briefing of our fire missions.”
      “Chairman Wilson requested a detailed briefing on the postal capital investment facilities and mechanization programs.”
briefman
  1. One who makes a brief.
  2. A copier of a manuscript.
briefer
  1. One who provides a briefing.
briefness
  1. The characteristic of being brief.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. succinctness, brevity, conciseness, concision, terseness, compactness, pithiness, crispness, sententiousness, shortness, curtness, laconicism, economy, compendiousness, compression, synoptic, laconism, summariness, pointedness, pith, incisiveness, abruptness, brachylogy, condensation, economy of language, transience, transitoriness, ephemerality, impermanence, fleetingness, evanescence, transiency, momentariness, temporariness, impermanency, caducity, short-livedness, swiftness, quickness, fugitiveness, fugacity, volatility, instability, ephemeralness, disappearance, vanishing, evaporation, temporality … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The politician's speech was praised for its briefness, captivating the audience with its concise and impactful delivery.”
      “The briefness of their encounter left them yearning for more.”
      “Despite its briefness, Mason's work is the best of the three actors who are first billed in the film.”
briefs
  1. plural of brief
  2. (usually plural) A short close-fitting type of underpants.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. underpants, undies, panties, smalls, knickers, pants, underdaks, kecks, broekies, Y-fronts, bikini briefs, drawers, underwear, boxers, boxer shorts, bloomers, jockeys, undershorts, shorts, underclothes, undergarment, skivvies, jockey shorts, long johns, underclothing, undergarments, lingerie, thong, camiknickers, tighty whities, BVDs, pantalettes, G-string, butt-huggers, intimate things, French knickers, tanga briefs, Directoire drawers, knicks, gruds, longjohns, bungies, Jockeys, jocks, bikini bottoms, BVD's, Jockey shorts, tightie-whities, frillies, Bermudas … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor.”
briefnesses
  1. plural of briefness
  2. Synonyms:
      3. succinctness, brevities, conciseness, concisions, tersenesses, compactness, pithinesses, crispnesses, sententiousness, shortnesses, curtnesses, laconicisms, economies, compendiousness, compressions, synoptics, summariness, laconisms, pointednesses, incisiveness, pith, abruptnesses, brachylogy, condensations, transiences, transitoriness, ephemeralities, impermanences, fleetingnesses, evanescences, transiencies, momentarinesses, temporarinesses, impermanencies, caducities, quicknesses, swiftnesses, fugitiveness, fugacities, instabilities, volatilities, ephemeralness, evaporations, disappearances, temporalities, perishabilities, mortalities … more
briefmen
  1. plural of briefman
breviates
  1. plural of breviate
  2. Examples:
      3. “Shakespeare Breviates were adaptations of Shakespeare for drawing-room performance.”
briefings
  1. plural of briefing
  2. Synonyms:
      3. meeting, conferences, discussions, sessions, consultations, seminars, orientation, initiation, press conferences, photo opportunities, news conferences, briefs, interviews, information, guidance, rundowns, updates, backgrounders, instruction, preambles, preparation, indications, plans, updatings, primings, drillings, chalk talks, training, study, education, guiding, tutorings, pedagogy, teaching, tuition, andragogy, disciplining, schoolwork, grooming, coachings, inculcations, direction, schooling, practice … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Managers said they were looking at reducing stocks of hazardous chemicals, rehearsing emergency drills and having extra staff safety briefings.”
      “Since the 1950s, air traffic specialists have handled preflight weather briefings for pilots of small aircraft.”
      “I thought back to the many briefings I'd conducted with clients before their first climbs.”
briefers
  1. plural of briefer
  2. Examples:
      3. “A number of factors made this the right call at the time, according to the briefers.”
      “Military briefers are still working hard to explain ongoing investigations into civilian deaths.”
      “I offered him a ride back on the agency's plane with the rest of the briefers, which he was happy to accept.”
brevities
  1. plural of brevity
  2. Synonyms:
      3. succinctness, conciseness, concisions, briefnesses, tersenesses, pithinesses, compactness, crispnesses, sententiousness, shortnesses, curtnesses, compendiousness, laconicisms, economies, pointednesses, compressions, incisiveness, pith, abruptnesses, brachylogy, condensations, synoptics, summariness, laconisms, transiences, ephemeralities, impermanences, transitoriness, quicknesses, swiftnesses, evanescences, fleetingnesses, momentarinesses, temporarinesses, transiencies, impermanencies, caducities, ephemeralness, fugitiveness, fugacities, instabilities, volatilities, evaporations, disappearances, temporalities, perishabilities, mortalities … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We shall give but brevities from the diary, omitting many of the details of sermons and texts, number converted, etc.”
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