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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concise \Con*cise"\, 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: concise adj : expressing much in few words "a concise explanation" [ant: {prolix}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: CONCISE COSINE Network's Central Information Service for Europe (COSINE, network)
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