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   concise

   /kənˈsʌɪs/

   adjective

   • 1. giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive: "a concise account of the country's history"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French concis or Latin concisus, past participle of concidere ‘cut up, cut down’, from con- ‘completely’ + caedere ‘to cut’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conciseness noun
   • 2. concision noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

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   • O

     1

   • N

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   • C

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   • I

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   • E

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