Brief

What “Brief” means

Adj

1. Of short duration; happening quickly.
2. Concise; taking few words.
3. Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
4. Rife; common; prevalent.

Noun

1. A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
2. A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
3. An answer to any action.
4. A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
5. A position of interest or advocacy.

Verb

1. To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
2. To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

Adv

1. Briefly.
2. Soon; quickly.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief From Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Doublet of breve and merry.

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Industries where “Brief” fits

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• Newsletter Business
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