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concise

con·cise

UK/kənˈsaɪs/ US/kʌˈnsaɪs/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

expressing much in few words

  • “a concise explanation”
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Origin

From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).

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