Usually means: Concisely summarized in few words.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word in brief:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. in brief: Merriam-Webster
  2. in brief: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. in brief: Collins English Dictionary
  4. in brief: Vocabulary.com
  5. in brief: Wordnik
  6. in brief: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. in brief: Wiktionary
  8. In brief, in brief: Dictionary.com
  9. in brief: Rhymezone
  10. in brief: FreeDictionary.org
  11. in brief: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. in brief: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. in brief: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. in brief: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. in brief: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (in brief)

▸ adverb:  Briefly; concisely; using a few words to summarize.

Similar:
briefly, shortly, concisely, in short, succinctly, in a nutshell, brief, tersely, summarily, short, more...

Opposite:
in detail, extensively, elaborately

Types:
summarily, concisely, tersely, laconically, pithily, more...

Phrases:
The Gospel in Brief, playing discs in brief, in an organized and brief manner, more...

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Similar:
briefly, shortly, concisely, in short, succinctly, in a nutshell, brief, tersely, summarily, short, more...

Opposite:
in detail, extensively, elaborately

Types:
summarily, concisely, tersely, laconically, pithily, more...

Phrases:
The Gospel in Brief, playing discs in brief, in an organized and brief manner, more...



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