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of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
Related forms
com·pen·di·ous·ly, adverb
com·pen·di·ous·ness, noun
un·com·pen·di·ous, adjective
Synonyms
summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.
summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.
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Compendious
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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compendious
late 14c., from O.Fr. compendieux, from L. compendiosus "advantageous, abridged, brief," from compendium (see compendium).
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