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concise
What does concise mean?
concise (adjective): brief, yet including all important information.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use concise in a sentence?
- A concise explanation. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce concise?
/kənˈsaɪs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does concise come from?
From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “concise” mean?
brief, yet including all important information
Right! That's what “concise” means.
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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very opposed in nature or character or purpose
Not quite: that's what contrary means.
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
Not quite: that's what floral means.
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