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SUCCINCT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Briefly giving the gist of something
Example:
a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
Synonyms:
compact; compendious; succinct; summary
Classified under:
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
Derivation:
succinctness (terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words)