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concise
con·cise [ kən sss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
short and clearly written or stated: using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, or compressed in order to be brief
[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin concisus, past participle of concidere "cut down" < caedere "to cut"]

con·cise·ly adverb
con·cise·ness noun
con·ci·sion [ kən sí'n ] noun
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