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compendious definition

com·pen·di·ous (kəm pen′dē əs)

adjective

containing all the essentials in a brief form; concise but comprehensive

Etymology: ME < L compendiosus, short: see compendium

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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