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briefie

briefie noun: a short film.

Noun

briefie (plural briefies)

  1. (dated, historical) A short film.
    • What I would personally like to see is a more efficient approach to the job of selling these worthy commodities to the public. Some exhibitors […] have learned the trick. They actually have people coming to the theaters to see certain briefies without knowing what’s on the feature bill.1940, Harry Martin, “A Few Short Words”, in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Shortstory, April-May 1940, p. 5
    • A briefie, as the name suggested, wouldn’t be much of a film production. In purpose, briefies were similar to Victory shorts—they showed citizens how to conserve, assist, and sacrifice for the war effort, or they conveyed celebrity pleas on behalf of war charities.2009, Margit Liesche, chapter 13, in Hollywood Buzz, Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, page 191
    Synonyms:
    featurette, short

Synonyms of briefie

Forms of briefie

pluralbriefies

Origin of briefie

From brief + -ie.

Questions about briefie

What does briefie mean?
Briefie means a short film.
What part of speech is briefie?
Briefie is a noun.
What is the plural of briefie?
The plural of briefie is briefies.

Words near briefie in the dictionary

  1. briefening
  2. briefens
  3. briefer
  4. briefers
  5. briefest
  6. briefie
  7. briefies
  8. briefing
  9. briefing against
  10. briefing note
  11. briefing notes

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