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< compendia

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com·pen·di·ous

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ADJECTIVE:

Containing or stating briefly and concisely all the essentials; succinct.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Late Latin compendisus, from Latin compendium, a shortening ; see compendium

OTHER FORMS:
com·pendi·ous·ly(Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for compendious

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