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Meaning of 'compendious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Compendious [ a.]
- Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.

Meaning of 'compendious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . compendious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- briefly giving the gist of something
Example in sentence:
  • a compact style is brief and pithy;
  • a short and compendious book;
  • a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject;
  • succinct comparisons

Nearby Words:

com- coma comanches comart comate comatose comatous comatula comatulid comb

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