Both Uses of
brief
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- They had never heard Hagrid talk about his brief spell in Azkaban before.†
Chpt 11
- There is something I never got around to telling you during our brief meeting.†
Chpt 22 *
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Brief is most commonly encountered as an adjective meaning "of short duration." Other meanings derive from the idea of short--as when making a long story short by summarizing it, or when wearing briefs (underwear).