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1. Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words. Burton’s text is concise and informative... = succinct ADJ • concisely He’d delivered his report clearly and concisely. ADV: ADV with v 2. A concise edition of a book, especially a dictionary, is shorter than the original edition. ...Sotheby’s Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain. ADJ: ADJ n
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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 ~ summary a ~ definition • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, terse, succinct, laconic, summary, pithy, compendious mean very brief in statement or expression. ~ suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative a ~ description. terse implies pointed ~ness a terse reply. succinct implies the greatest possible compression a succinct letter of resignation. laconic implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious an aloof and laconic stranger. summary suggests the statement of main points with no elaboration or explanation a summary listing of the year's main events. pithy adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or substance a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners. compendious applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and ~ in treatment a compendious dictionary. CONCISELY adverb see concise ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (of speech, writing, style, or a person) brief but comprehensive in expression. Derivatives concisely adv. conciseness n. Etymology: F concis or L concisus past part. of concidere (as com-, caedere cut) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. краткий, сжатый, сокращенный; четкий, выразительный (о слоге) concise dictionary —- краткий словарь he is concise —- он точен, краток и немногословен ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj short and clear, with no unnecessary words (a concise explanation) - concisely adv - conciseness also concision formal n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1590, from L. concisus "cut off, brief," pp. of concidere "to cut off," from com- intensive prefix + caedere "to cut." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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