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Brief means short in length or lasting for only a short time. (adjective)

An example of brief is a one page paper.

A brief is a short written or spoken statement or a statement of the main points of a legal case. (noun)

  1. An example of brief is a five minute news segment covering a short announcement by the president.
  2. An example of brief is a paper that explains why a person is guilty of a crime.

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See brief in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See brief in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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