BRIEFCASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("briefcase" is a kind of...):

case (a portable container for carrying several objects)

Meronyms (parts of "briefcase"):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "briefcase"):

attache; attache case (a shallow and rectangular briefcase)

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