Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that refreshes.
- noun Instruction that serves to reacquaint one with material previously studied or to bring one's knowledge or skills up to date.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which refreshes, revives, or invigorates; that which refreshes the memory.
- noun A fee paid to counsel for continuing attention or readiness, for the purpose of refreshing his memory as to the facts of a case before him, in the intervals of business, especially when the case is adjourned.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, refreshes.
- noun (Law) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually protracted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something that refreshes.
- noun A
review torefresh orrenew knowledge.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
- noun a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
- noun a drink that refreshes
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Examples
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IRD, as a refresher, is a conservative political group set-up in the early 1980s by Republican activists who aimed to silence Christian voices opposed to the Reagan administration's foreign and domestic policies.
Civil Rights 2010
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Promoted to Commander/05 (22 October 2009), currently in refresher flight training (jets) with Training Wing
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S.S. Moorthi, senior technical advisor, ACDS.L, told reporters that the network would be conducting technical seminars, short-term refresher courses and workshops to improve human resources with emphasis on improving skills of middle-level managers.
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This is a rocky start; the word refresher presumes you already knew about these things:
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It's been a while since I've read the book, so I thought a refresher was a good idea.
The Self in Internal Family Systems William Harryman 2007
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Perhaps some kind of refresher course is in order, for the purpose of the Court is precisely to "check and balance" the power of "the sword" and "the purse" independent from "contrary interpretation of the democratically elected branches."
Balkinization 2007
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Snow was also more frequent in past decades, allowing for 'refresher' courses in driving and coping with the cold.
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Kickass43: "condi cd use a littl 'refresher' speakin 2 tha ppl of Islam, Josh"
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There was also a need for more "refresher" sessions, not only for reporters but also editors on the basics of law and legal processes.
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Angus, a mason, was slipping out of the yard to get a "refresher" during working hours, when he suddenly ran into the boss.
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