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English Dictionary: concise	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
concise adj expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" Antonym(s): prolix
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concise \Concise"\, a. [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. Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little. --I. Watts. Syn: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See {Laconic}, and {Terse}.