The Only Use of
brief
in
The Comedy of Errors
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Well, Syracusan, say, in brief, the cause Why thou departedst from thy native home, And for what cause thou cam'st to Ephesus.†
Scene 1.1
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).