com|pen´di|ous|ness

com|pen´di|ous|ness
com|pen|di|ous «kuhm PEHN dee uhs», adjective.
brief but comprehensive; concise: »

a compendious review of American literature.

SYNONYM(S): succinct.
[< Latin compendiōsus < compendium; see etym. under compendium (Cf.compendium)]
com|pen´di|ous|ly, adverb.
com|pen´di|ous|ness, noun.

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  • com|pen´di|ous|ly — com|pen|di|ous «kuhm PEHN dee uhs», adjective. brief but comprehensive; concise: »a compendious review of American literature. SYNONYM(S): succinct. ╂[< Latin compendiōsus < compendium; see etym. under compendium (Cf. ↑compendium)]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pen|di|ous — «kuhm PEHN dee uhs», adjective. brief but comprehensive; concise: »a compendious review of American literature. SYNONYM(S): succinct. ╂[< Latin compendiōsus < compendium; see etym. under compendium (Cf. ↑compendium)] –com|pen´di|ous|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

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  • compendious — com•pen•di•ous [[t]kəmˈpɛn di əs[/t]] adj. containing the substance of a subject, esp. an extensive one, in a concise form; succinct • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L com•pen′di•ous•ly, adv. com•pen′di•ous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Compendiousness — Com*pen di*ous*ness, n. The state or quality of being compendious. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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