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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 1267
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Meanings
adjective
- of short duration; not lasting for long.E.g. the president made a brief working visit to Moscow
- (of a piece of clothing) not covering much of the body; scanty.E.g. a pair of extremely brief black shorts
noun
- a set of instructions given to a person about a job or task.E.g. his brief is to turn round the county's fortunes
- a summary of the facts and legal points in a case given to a barrister to argue in court.
- a letter from the Pope to a person or community on a matter of discipline.
verb
- instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task.E.g. she briefed him on last week's decisions
- instruct (a barrister) by brief.
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