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concise

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con·cise  (kn-ss)
adj.
Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct.

[Latin concsus, past participle of concdere, to cut up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in Indo-European roots.]

con·cisely adv.
con·ciseness n.

concise
Adjective
brief and to the point [Latin concidere to cut short]
concisely adv
conciseness
concision n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
prolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

concise
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Spanish concise [kənˈsaɪs] adjconciso
French concise [kənˈsaɪs] adjconcis(e)
German concise [kənˈsaɪs] adjkurz gefasst, prägnant
Italian concise [kənˈsaɪs] adjconciso/a

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He again vividly recalled the details of the battle, no longer dim, but definite and in the concise form concise form in which he imagined himself stating them to the Emperor Francis.
From land to land is the most concise definition of a ship's earthly fate.
He was evidently satisfied with the frankness of my story, which I told in concise sentences enough, for I felt horribly weak; and when it was finished he reverted at once to the topic of Natural History and his own biological studies.
 
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