Definition of brief

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Brief (a.) Rife; common; prevalent.

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Posy :: Posy (n.) A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring..
Little :: Little (a.) Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep..
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..
Brief :: Brief (a.) A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
Semibrief :: Semibrief (n.) A semibreve.
Minute :: Minute (p. pr. & vb. n.) To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
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..
Brief :: Brief (n.) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose..
Succinic :: Succinct (a.) Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Summary :: Summarize (v. t.) To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly..
Breviary :: Breviary (n.) An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
Shortly :: Shortly (adv.) In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
Stack :: Staccato (a.) Expressed in a brief, pointed manner..
Menology :: Menology (n.) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written..
Brief :: Brief (n.) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence..
Breviate :: Breviate (n.) A short compend; a summary; a brief statement.
Ephemeral :: Ephemeral (n.) Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc..
Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph..
Word :: Word (n.) A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence..
Compendium :: Compendium (n.) A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary..
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