briefing
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adjective
1.
lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country.
2.
using few words; concise; succinct: a brief report on weather conditions.
3.
abrupt or curt.
4.
scanty: a brief bathing suit.
noun
5.
a short and concise statement or written item.
6.
7.
Law.
a.
a writ summoning one to answer to any action.
b.
a memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
c.
a written argument submitted to a court.
d.
(in England) the material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
8.
an outline, summary, or synopsis, as of a book.
9.
briefs, ( used with a plural verb ) close-fitting, legless underpants with an elastic waistband.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 14.
to make an abstract or summary of.
15.
to instruct by a brief or briefing: They brief all the agents before assigning them.
16.
Law. to retain as advocate in a suit.
17.
hold a brief for, to support or defend by argument; endorse.
18.
in brief, in a few words; in short: The supervisor outlined in brief the duties of the new assistant.
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World English Dictionary
brief (briːf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | short in duration: a brief holiday |
| 2. | short in length or extent; scanty: a brief bikini |
| 3. | abrupt in manner; brusque: the professor was brief with me this morning |
| 4. | terse or concise; containing few words: he made a brief statement |
| —n | |
| 5. | a condensed or short statement or written synopsis; abstract |
| 6. | law a document containing all the facts and points of law of a case by which a solicitor instructs a barrister to represent a client |
| 7. | RC Church a letter issuing from the Roman court written in modern characters, as contrasted with a papal bull; papal brief |
| 8. | short for briefing |
| 9. | a paper outlining the arguments and information on one side of a debate |
| 10. | slang (Brit) a lawyer, esp a barrister |
| 11. | hold a brief for to argue for; champion |
| 12. | in brief in short; to sum up |
| —vb (foll by against) | |
| 13. | to prepare or instruct by giving a summary of relevant facts |
| 14. | to make a summary or synopsis of |
| 15. | English law |
| a. to instruct (a barrister) by brief | |
| b. to retain (a barrister) as counsel | |
| 16. | See also briefs to supply potentially damaging or negative information regarding somone, as to the media, a politician, etc |
| [C14: from Old French bref, from Latin brevis; related to Greek brakhus] | |
| 'briefly | |
| —adv | |
| 'briefness | |
| —n | |
| briefing (ˈbriːfɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a meeting at which detailed information or instructions are given, as for military operations, etc |
| 2. | the facts presented during such a meeting |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
brief
late 13c., from L. brevis (adj.) "short, low, little, shallow," from PIE *mregh-wi-, from base *mregh-u- "short" (cf. Gk. brakhys "short," O.C.S. bruzeja "shallow places, shoals," Goth. gamaurgjan "to shorten").
brief
from L. breve (gen. brevis), noun derivative of L. adj. brevis (see brief (adj.)) which came to mean "letter, summary" (specifically a letter of the pope, less ample and solemn than a bull), and came to mean "letter of authority," which yielded the modern, legal sense of "summary
of the facts of a case" (1630s). The verb meaning "to give instructions or information to" (1866) was originally "to instruct by a brief" (1862); hence briefing, first attested 1910 but popularized by WWII pre-flight conferences.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The professional reporters will be able to enter a press briefing and interview the officials.
You'll have a short briefing to review your safari itinerary.
If it had, the student could have been referred to the detailed grading criteria briefing he received on day one.
As though only a total outsider, or fool, or wise guy would apply such workaday logic to the briefing process.
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