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Webster 1913 Edition
Concise
Con-cise′
,Adj.
[L.
concisus
cut off, short, p. p. of concidere
to cut to pieces; con-
+ caedere
to cut; perh. akin to scindere
to cleave, and to E. shed
, v. t.; cf. F. concis
.] Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; – used of style in writing or speaking.
The
concise
style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Concise
CONCISE
,Adj.
The concise stile, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood.
Where the author is too brief and concise, amplify a little.
In Genesis, we have a concise account of the creation.
Definition 2024
concise
concise
English
Adjective
concise (comparative more concise, superlative most concise)
- brief, yet including all important information
Synonyms
- succinct
- See also Wikisaurus:concise
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
brief and precise
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Latin
Participle
concīse
- vocative masculine singular of concīsus
References
- concise in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “concise”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.