Middle English breffrom Old French from Latin brevisN., Middle English brefwritten communicationfrom Old French from Medieval Latin brevefrom Latin neuter ofbrevisshortmregh-u- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French brief, from Latinbrevis (“short”). Compare French bref.
From Wiktionary
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Brief Sentence Examples
There was a brief pause.
He paused for a brief flurry of clapping.
She wrapped her arms around her knees and closed her eyes for a brief rest.
His expression revealed surprise for a brief moment, and then his eyes flashed with anger.
Gabriel growled at her, the brief touch enough to stir desire.
If you make a brief statement, you use few words. If you wear brief shorts, you are showing a little too much leg. As a noun, a brief is a condensed summary or abstract, especially a legal summary of a case.
On-brief means that a competitor is arguing an issue from the perspective in the competitor's brief. “Off- brief” means that a competitor is arguing the issue from the perspective opposite that of the brief.
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