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What does the word brief mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To epitomize; abridge.

Part of speech: noun

Any short statement, as of a law- case; an epitome.

Part of speech: adjective

Short in time or space; quickly passing; concise; limited.

Usage examples for brief

Dr. Jim's voice, brief and decided, struck through the silence. – The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. Dell
In brief, she was at last ready to fall in love with Stainton. – Running Sands by Reginald Wright Kauffman
But even in that brief moment there had been a change, and the boy felt it. – The Boy With the U. S. Foresters by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

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