Concise

  • 11concise — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving a lot of information clearly and in few words. DERIVATIVES concisely adverb conciseness noun concision noun. ORIGIN Latin concisus cut up, cut down …

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  • 12Concise — For the English word, see the Wiktionary definition of concise. Concise Concise village and church of Saint Jean Baptiste …

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  • 13concise — adjective Etymology: Latin concisus, from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com + caedere to cut, strike Date: circa 1590 marked by brevity of expression or statement ; free from all elaboration and superfluous detail < a concise&#8230; …

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  • 14concise — [[t]kənsa͟ɪs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words. Burton s text is concise and informative... Whatever you are writing make sure you are clear, concise, and accurate.&#8230; …

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  • 15concise — concisely, adv. /keuhn suys /, adj. expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse: a concise explanation of the company s retirement plan. [1580 90; < L concisus cut short (ptp. of concidere) …

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  • 16concise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. succinct, short, brief, terse, laconic, epigrammatic, summary, compact. See shortness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. succinct, brief, condensed, terse, pithy, laconic, compact, compressed, condensed,&#8230; …

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  • 17concise — con•cise [[t]kənˈsaɪs[/t]] adj. expressing much in few words; brief but comprehensive; succinct; terse • Etymology: 1580–90; &LT; L concīsus cut short, orig. ptp. of concīdere to cut up con•cise′ly, adv. syn: concise, succinct, terse refer to&#8230; …

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  • 18concise — ● concis, concise adjectif (latin concisus, de concidere, couper) Qui exprime beaucoup de choses en peu de mots ; qui est exprimé en peu de mots ; bref ; laconique, succinct : Soyez concis. Texte concis. ● concis, concise (synonymes) adjectif&#8230; …

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  • 19concise — con|cise [kənˈsaıs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: concisus, from the past participle of concidere to cut up , from com ( COM ) + caedere to cut ] 1.) short, with no unnecessary words = ↑brief ▪ Your summary should be as clear and concise …

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  • 20concise — See succinct. See succinct, concise …

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