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briefing

noun [C or U]
 
 
/ˈbriː.fɪŋ/

Definition

information that is given to someone just before they do something, or a meeting where this happens: They received (a) thorough briefing before they left the country. We had to attend a briefing once a month.Instructions and orders
(Definition of briefing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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