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• con|cise´ly — con|cise «kuhn SYS», adjective. expressing much in few words; brief but full of meaning: »The chairman s concise report covered all the subjects briefly. ╂[< Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere < com (intensive) + caedere cut]… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|cise — «kuhn SYS», adjective. expressing much in few words; brief but full of meaning: »The chairman s concise report covered all the subjects briefly. ╂[< Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere < com (intensive) + caedere cut] –con|cise´ly …   Useful english dictionary

• con|cise´ness — con|cise «kuhn SYS», adjective. expressing much in few words; brief but full of meaning: »The chairman s concise report covered all the subjects briefly. ╂[< Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere < com (intensive) + caedere cut]… …   Useful english dictionary

• cise — cir·cum·cise; con·cise; con·cise·ly; con·cise·ness; ex·cise·man; ex·or·cise; in·cise; pre·cise·ly; pre·cise·ness; ex·cise; ex·er·cise; pre·cise; an·gli·cise; os·tra·cise; …   English syllables

• Philip S. Van Cise — (October 25, 1884 ndash;December 8, 1969), was a U.S. Army colonel, crimebusting district attorney, and private practice lawyer in Denver, Colorado. He is best known for arresting and prosecuting the notorious Million Dollar Bunco Ring headed by… …   Wikipedia

• concise — con·cise …   English syllables

• concisely — con·cise·ly …   English syllables

• concise — con|cise [ kən saıs ] adjective expressed using only a few words, but in a way that is easy to understand: clear concise instructions ╾ con|cise|ly adverb ╾ con|cise|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• concise — con•cise [[t]kənˈsaɪs[/t]] adj. expressing much in few words; brief but comprehensive; succinct; terse • Etymology: 1580–90; < L concīsus cut short, orig. ptp. of concīdere to cut up con•cise′ly, adv. syn: concise, succinct, terse refer to… …   From formal English to slang

• concise — con|cise [kənˈsaıs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: concisus, from the past participle of concidere to cut up , from com ( COM ) + caedere to cut ] 1.) short, with no unnecessary words = ↑brief ▪ Your summary should be as clear and concise …   Dictionary of contemporary English